AI coding assistant with full codebase context — Cody reads your entire repository to answer questions, explain code and generate changes with deep understanding of your specific codebase
💰 Free plan · Pro from $9/mo · 🆓 Yes — free plan · 👥 Developers and engineering teams
Cody is Sourcegraph's AI coding assistant that understands your entire codebase — not just the file you're working in. While GitHub Copilot generates completions from local context, Cody can search across your entire repository to understand how your codebase is structured, find relevant code patterns and generate suggestions that are consistent with your existing implementation. It integrates with VS Code and JetBrains IDEs and can answer questions like 'how does authentication work in this codebase?' with accurate, code-grounded answers.
Who is it for?
Software developers working on large, complex codebases where understanding the broader codebase context is important. Cody's whole-codebase awareness makes it particularly valuable for developers working on inherited or unfamiliar code.
Key Features
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Full Codebase Context
Reads your entire repository — answers questions with context from across all files, not just the current file.
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Code Q&A
Ask questions about your codebase in natural language — understand unfamiliar code or explain legacy systems.
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Code Generation
Generates code aware of your existing patterns, naming conventions and architecture.
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Code Search
Semantic code search across your entire codebase — find examples, usages and implementations instantly.
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Multiple Models
Choose between Claude, GPT-4 and other models — pick the best model for each task.
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IDE Integration
VS Code, JetBrains, Neovim and web editor — works in your preferred development environment.
Pros & Cons
What we like
Full codebase context is the key differentiator
Multi-model support — choose Claude or GPT-4
Free plan is genuinely capable
Strong for large legacy codebases that need explanation
Code search is powerful for navigating large repos
Enterprise-grade security for sensitive codebases
Watch out for
Cursor Agent is more capable for agentic coding tasks
Sourcegraph Cody has a free plan with unlimited completions and chat messages with some model and context limits. Pro at $9/month increases context window size and adds access to more powerful models.
GitHub Copilot has better code completion accuracy and a much larger community with more tutorials and integrations. Cody's advantage is full codebase context — it understands your entire repository rather than just the current file, making it better for large codebases and explaining existing code. For general code completion, Copilot; for codebase intelligence and explanation, Cody.