Sourcegraph Cody alternatives

Sourcegraph Cody: Enterprise AI coding assistant with repo-wide context. Contact for pricing, running on Web, Self-hosted, macOS, Windows.

Every tool here shares a category with Sourcegraph Cody. For each: what it costs against Sourcegraph Cody, where it runs, and the one claim its own listing makes that Sourcegraph Cody's does not.

Where Sourcegraph Cody runs out of road

An enterprise AI coding assistant built on Sourcegraph's code search engine, offering chat, autocomplete and inline edits with context drawn from an entire codebase rather than just open files.

Sourcegraph Cody's own listed limits, in its words:

  • No longer available to individuals or small teams — free and Pro plans were discontinued in mid-2025
  • Enterprise contracts start high, putting it out of reach for most teams under a few hundred seats
  • Agentic, multi-file editing capability trails newer agent-first tools like Cursor or Copilot's agent mode

Alternatives to Sourcegraph Cody, by what they cost to start

All 7 publish a price Sourcegraph Cody does not. 4 run somewhere Sourcegraph Cody does not and 3 reach past its categories.

Priced in the open

Sourcegraph Cody quotes on request; these publish a number.

  • Claude

    Anthropic

    From $20/mo in public, where Sourcegraph Cody quotes on request. There is a tier you can stay on for free; Sourcegraph Cody has none.

    Adds API, iOS and Android; no Self-hosted, which Sourcegraph Cody does have. Covers Code like Sourcegraph Cody, and Chatbots on top.

    In its favour
    Careful, well-hedged answers on ambiguous or sensitive questions
    The catch
    No native image generation, unlike some competing chatbots

    Sourcegraph Cody vs Claude, side by side

  • GitHub Copilot

    GitHub

    From $10/mo in public, where Sourcegraph Cody quotes on request. There is a tier you can stay on for free; Sourcegraph Cody has none.

    Adds API, iOS and Android; no Self-hosted, which Sourcegraph Cody does have. Same Code filing as Sourcegraph Cody.

    In its favour
    Tightest integration with GitHub itself, from pull requests to Actions
    The catch
    Suggested code still needs review — it can be verbose or subtly wrong, especially in less common languages

    Sourcegraph Cody vs GitHub Copilot, side by side

  • Cursor

    Anysphere

    From $20/mo in public, where Sourcegraph Cody quotes on request. There is a tier you can stay on for free; Sourcegraph Cody has none.

    Web, macOS and Windows only, where Sourcegraph Cody also ships Self-hosted. Same Code filing as Sourcegraph Cody.

    In its favour
    Fast tab completions that anticipate the next edit, not just the current line
    The catch
    Credit-based billing means heavy users on Pro regularly spend well past the base $20

    Sourcegraph Cody vs Cursor, side by side

  • Replit

    Replit

    From $20/mo in public, where Sourcegraph Cody quotes on request. There is a tier you can stay on for free; Sourcegraph Cody has none.

    Adds iOS and Android; no Self-hosted, macOS or Windows, which Sourcegraph Cody does have. Covers Code like Sourcegraph Cody, and Education on top.

    In its favour
    Genuinely good for teaching, since students need only a browser and an account
    The catch
    Performance and responsiveness can lag behind a local development setup on larger projects

    Sourcegraph Cody vs Replit, side by side

  • Tabnine

    Tabnine

    From $39/mo in public, where Sourcegraph Cody quotes on request.

    macOS, Windows and Self-hosted only, where Sourcegraph Cody also ships Web. Same Code filing as Sourcegraph Cody.

    In its favour
    Clear focus on IP protection and code privacy over flashy agentic features
    The catch
    Self-hosted deployment requires real infrastructure investment and Kubernetes-level setup

    Sourcegraph Cody vs Tabnine, side by side

  • Windsurf

    From $20/mo in public, where Sourcegraph Cody quotes on request. There is a tier you can stay on for free; Sourcegraph Cody has none.

    macOS and Windows only, where Sourcegraph Cody also ships Web and Self-hosted. Same Code filing as Sourcegraph Cody.

    In its favour
    Unlimited autocomplete on every plan, including free, is generous compared to competitors
    The catch
    The product was acquired by Cognition AI and began rebranding to Devin Desktop in 2026, creating real uncertainty about its future direction and name

    Sourcegraph Cody vs Windsurf, side by side

  • n8n

    Freemium in public, where Sourcegraph Cody quotes on request. There is a tier you can stay on for free; Sourcegraph Cody has none.

    Adds API; no macOS or Windows, which Sourcegraph Cody does have. Covers Code like Sourcegraph Cody, and Automation & Agents on top.

    In its favour
    Open source, so nothing about the workflow is locked into a vendor's cloud
    The catch
    Self-hosting means owning the uptime, updates and security of the instance yourself

    Sourcegraph Cody vs n8n, side by side

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