Sourcegraph Cody
AI coding assistant built on Sourcegraph's code search, pulling deep whole-codebase context across many repositories
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About Sourcegraph Cody
Sourcegraph Cody is a codebase-aware AI coding assistant that sits on top of Sourcegraph's code search engine. It uses that search API plus retrieval over local files and remote repositories to ground autocomplete, chat, and fixes in your real code, even across large multi-repo monorepos. You can pick the underlying model, including Claude Sonnet and GPT-class options. As of mid-2025 it's an enterprise product, so it suits larger engineering teams more than solo developers.
Key Features
- Whole-codebase context powered by Sourcegraph's code search API
- Cross-repository and multi-repo retrieval for large monorepos
- Code completion, chat, and inline fixes inside your editor
- Model choice across Claude Sonnet, GPT, Gemini and others
- IDE plugins for VS Code, JetBrains, and Visual Studio plus a CLI
- Enterprise controls with SOC 2 Type II, GDPR and CCPA compliance
Pros & Cons
What we like
- Strong real-codebase grounding instead of generic guesses
- Scales context to many repositories, not just the open file
- Lets teams pick the LLM that fits each task
- Backed by mature Sourcegraph code search and security tooling
Room for improvement
- Enterprise-only since mid-2025, no free or individual Pro tier
- Pricing is contract-based and quoted by sales, not transparent
- Most value depends on having Sourcegraph indexing set up
- Sourcegraph now points solo developers to its separate Amp product
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Sourcegraph Cody?
Cody is an AI coding assistant from Sourcegraph built around deep codebase context. It uses Sourcegraph's code search and graph to understand large, multi repository codebases, then provides chat, autocomplete, and edits grounded in your actual code rather than guesses, which helps on big enterprise repositories.
Is Cody free?
Not anymore for individuals. Sourcegraph discontinued the Cody Free and Pro plans in mid 2025, so Cody is now an enterprise only product, with Sourcegraph pricing typically starting around 59 dollars per user per month and larger platform deals, as of 2026. Solo developers are pointed toward Sourcegraph's separate Amp product instead.
Who is Cody for?
Cody is for engineering teams and enterprises working in large, complex, multi repository codebases who need answers grounded in their real code. Its strength is whole codebase context through Sourcegraph search, so it is most valuable where understanding sprawling existing code matters more than quick greenfield generation.
What is Cody's main limitation?
The biggest limitation today is access. With the free and individual Pro tiers retired, Cody is gated behind enterprise pricing and contracts, so individual developers and small teams cannot easily buy it. If you are a solo developer, you will likely look at Sourcegraph Amp or another assistant instead.
Best For
Onboarding engineers onto unfamiliar large codebasesAnswering questions about code spread across many repositoriesWriting and fixing code with accurate project-wide contextStandardizing AI assistance across an enterprise engineering org
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