LambdaTest, the California-based company known for its cross-platform app testing capabilities, is now expanding into the AI domain with the launch of KaneAI. KaneAI is an agentic experience for end-to-end software testing and quality assurance, allowing users to write, execute, debug, and evolve automated tests using natural language. This new offering is a major upgrade from LambdaTest’s previous platform and aims to make test automation more accessible and user-friendly.
LambdaTest’s core platform already provides quality assurance teams with a unified cloud for cross-browser testing. This enables users to run tests faster and access a diverse set of testing environments without the need for physical hardware. The platform has been successful in helping teams deliver high-quality, bug-free releases and keep up with the fast-paced delivery cycle.
However, LambdaTest recognized that providing a unified platform for test automation across different environments might not be enough. They needed to make it more approachable and easier to use. This realization led to the development of KaneAI, which leverages generative AI to enable end-to-end test automation. With KaneAI, QA teams can write test steps in natural language, and the AI agent will analyze and execute them in a cloud browser. If the task is too complex to express in words, users can even use an interactive mode to take the action in the browser window, allowing the AI agent to record and convert it into a text step.
KaneAI integrates seamlessly with LambdaTest’s existing tools, providing users with granular insights into their automated tests through reports, metadata, and debugging features. Under the hood, KaneAI utilizes OpenAI’s models and internally trained models by LambdaTest. The company is leveraging data from billions of tests executed on their platform to develop a seamless end-to-end test creation experience.
What sets KaneAI apart from other generative AI-powered coding tools is its ability to manage the entire testing journey on a single platform. While other tools can run tasks based on commands, KaneAI goes beyond that by incorporating end-to-end capabilities for continuous testing processes like CI/CD integration, report generation, test analysis, and debugging. This eliminates the need for users to juggle multiple tools, reducing complexity and streamlining the testing process.
Although KaneAI is currently in beta testing with select customers, power users, and industry experts, LambdaTest has plans to expand access to more users in the coming months. They are also working on adding more integrations to the platform, allowing users to run tests from platforms like Slack and Microsoft Teams. The natural language-based offering of KaneAI also makes it easier for business stakeholders to become involved in the testing process.
LambdaTest already has a substantial user base, with over 10,000 organizations, including Nvidia, Vimeo, Microsoft, and Rubrik, using the platform to run millions of daily tests. However, the company faces competition from other players in the space, such as BrowserStack, Sauce Labs, and open-source Testsigma. Despite the competition, LambdaTest’s expansion into the AI domain with KaneAI positions them as a leader in the industry, offering a comprehensive and user-friendly solution for automated testing and quality assurance.