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Comparing as AI Code Generation & Autocomplete
Sourcegraph Cody vs GitHub Copilot

Sourcegraph Cody

Sourcegraph Cody

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GitHub Copilot

GitHub Copilot

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Detailed Comparison

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Sourcegraph Cody
GitHub Copilot
Pricing
EnterpriseSourcegraph Cody previously offered three tiers: Cody Free (unlimited autocomplete, 200 chat messages/month), Cody Pro ($9\u2013$19/user/month), and Cody Enterprise. On July 23, 2025, Sourcegraph permanently discontinued the Free and Pro plans, consolidating Cody as an enterprise-only product. Cody Enterprise is the sole remaining plan, reported at approximately $59/user/month on an annual contract. Some bundled Sourcegraph platform packages start around $16,000/year with included AI-feature credits. All pricing is negotiated directly with Sourcegraph's sales team and varies by organization size, deployment model, and contract length. Enterprise includes admin-selectable LLMs (Claude, GPT, Gemini), SOC 2 Type II compliance, SAML SSO, RBAC, audit logs, full Sourcegraph platform integration (Code Search, Batch Changes, Code Insights), self-hosted or BYO cloud deployment for air-gapped environments, and guaranteed no training on customer code. Individual developers can use Sourcegraph's separate Amp product (currently free) as an alternative.
FreemiumGitHub Copilot Free costs $0/user/month and includes 2,000 completions per month, access to models like Haiku 4.5 and GPT-5 mini, Copilot CLI, and community support. Pro costs $10/user/month and adds cloud agent and code review access, unlimited code completion and next-edit suggestions, access to third-party agents like Claude Code and Codex, model selection, and $15 in monthly total credits. Pro+ costs $39/user/month and adds premium models including Opus, audit logs, 4x+ more included usage than Pro, and $70 in monthly credits. Max costs $100/user/month for sustained high-volume agent workflows, with priority access to new models, 2.9x+ more usage than Pro+, and $200 in monthly credits. For businesses, the Business plan costs $19/user/month with unlimited code completion, cloud agent and code review access, a broad model catalog, access control, budget governance, and IP indemnity. Enterprise costs $39/user/month with everything in Business plus priority access to new models and 2x the included usage. GitHub AI Credits (1 credit = $0.01) meter usage for chat, agents, CLI, Spaces, and Spark beyond the included monthly allowance.
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AI Coding Assistants
Summary
AI coding assistant with deep context across your entire codebase
AI pair programmer for code completion, chat, and autonomous coding agents
Sourcegraph Cody

Sourcegraph Cody Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Best-in-class multi-repository context — retrieves relevant code from across entire enterprise codebases, not just the open file
  • Deep integration with Sourcegraph Code Search, Code Navigation, and Batch Changes for a unified code intelligence platform
  • Admin-level LLM flexibility — choose Claude, GPT, or Gemini per use case without being locked to one model provider
  • Guaranteed no-training on customer code with SOC 2 Type II, self-hosted, and air-gapped deployment options
  • Trusted by over 1M engineers at Databricks, Plaid, Uber, Lyft, Reddit, GE, Dropbox, and Fortune 500 companies
  • Engineers report saving 5–6 hours per week and writing code 2x faster according to Sourcegraph customer data

Cons

  • Cody Free and Pro discontinued July 2025 — no self-serve individual tier; enterprise procurement via sales only
  • Pricing starts at ~$59/user/month on annual contract, significantly more expensive than GitHub Copilot or Cursor for small teams
  • Multi-repo context only works for codebases indexed in your Sourcegraph instance — disconnected repos are invisible to Cody
  • No bring-your-own-key (BYOK) model access for individual users — model selection is admin-controlled at the enterprise level
  • Requires Sourcegraph platform deployment — not a lightweight plugin for teams not already running Sourcegraph
  • Sales-led procurement only adds friction for teams that want to trial the product quickly without a contract
GitHub Copilot

GitHub Copilot Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Free tier available with no credit card required to get started
  • Deep native integration with GitHub, VS Code, Visual Studio, and JetBrains IDEs
  • Autonomous coding agent can work issues end-to-end toward a pull request
  • Broad model choice, including Claude, GPT, and third-party agents like Codex
  • IP indemnification available for unmodified suggestions with filtering enabled
  • Backed by extensive enterprise governance, audit logs, and budget controls

Cons

  • Free tier is capped at 2,000 completions and 50 chat requests per month
  • Premium models like Opus require the pricier Pro+ or Max plans
  • Suggestions can occasionally match public code, raising minor copyright considerations
  • Quality varies by programming language depending on training data representation
  • Enterprise-grade codebase indexing and org-wide chat require the costlier Enterprise plan