Sourcegraph Cody

Key facts: Cody, from Sourcegraph, is an AI coding assistant built on code search: it indexes your repositories so its answers, autocomplete and edits are grounded in your actual code, not just the open file. It works in VS Code, JetBrains and other editors, plus the web.

Plans: Cody has a free plan for individuals with limited chat and autocomplete, and paid Pro and Enterprise plans that raise limits and add repository-wide search at team scale.

Best for: developers in large or unfamiliar codebases who need answers grounded in real code. Watch out: search quality depends on which repositories are indexed — connect the repos you actually work in.

Pros

• Indexes your repositories, so answers, autocomplete and edits are grounded in your actual code, not just the open file.
• Answers questions and writes code across your codebase.
• Works in VS Code, JetBrains and other editors, plus the web.
• A free plan for individuals lets you try it.

Watch out for

• Search quality depends on which repositories are indexed, so connect the repos you actually work in.
• The free plan has limited chat and autocomplete.
• Repository-wide search at team scale sits on Pro and Enterprise plans.

Best for

Developers in large or unfamiliar codebases who need answers grounded in real code. Who should skip it: developers working in a single small file they already know well.

Pricing

Cody has a free plan for individuals with limited chat and autocomplete, and paid Pro and Enterprise plans that raise limits and add repository-wide search at team scale. Check the official pricing page for current pricing.

FAQs

What makes Cody different? It indexes your repositories, so its answers are grounded in your actual code, not just the open file.

Which editors does it support? VS Code, JetBrains and other editors, plus the web.

What does it do? It answers questions, autocompletes and edits, grounded in your codebase.

What limits the free plan? Limited chat and autocomplete; Pro and Enterprise raise limits and add repository-wide search at team scale.