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Free alternatives to Sourcegraph Cody

Sourcegraph Cody is the coding assistant in VS Code, JetBrains, Visual Studio, a web app, and a CLI. The docs say it chats about the open file and the repository, completes lines as you type, edits code, saves prompts, and can leave selected repositories out of chat and autocomplete. Dan Adler's November 9, 2026 post says Cody reaches end of life on January 31, 2027. That post says Deep Search and Sourcegraph's MCP integrations can cover some code-understanding workflows, and that they are not one-for-one replacements. It tells customers to contact their account team. It does not describe an export, and it does not give a date for deleting chats. The pricing page checked the same day does not print a Cody price. The price tracker records price changes. A shutdown with no Cody dollar figure stays on this page.

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What you pay for Sourcegraph Cody

The pricing page does not print a Cody price. The Enterprise plan Cody's docs say it runs on starts at $16K a year. Cody ends on January 31, 2027.

Checked November 10, 2026. https://sourcegraph.com/pricing lists one Enterprise plan starting at $16K as a minimum annual contract. The page says that price includes credits for AI features and scales with team size. It does not name Cody. https://sourcegraph.com/docs/cody says Cody is supported on Sourcegraph Enterprise. https://sourcegraph.com/blog/sunsetting-cody-future-of-code-intelligence, by Dan Adler on November 9, 2026, says end of life is January 31, 2027. The $16K figure is the Enterprise contract on that pricing page. It is not a per-seat Cody price.

Sourcegraph Cody website·Price page

For developers, small teams, and enterprises. Its price on file: The pricing page does not print a Cody price. The Enterprise plan Cody's docs say it runs on starts at $16K a year. Cody ends on January 31, 2027. It is in the DevOps group.

How to switch

The closest free app on the checklist is Continue. Cost and details. Move from Sourcegraph Cody to Continue.

Continue vs GitHub Copilot vs Tabby

These scores are from the checklist on this page. A full score means it matches our checklist. It is not a drop-in replacement. We check each app against public docs and price pages.

Continue is #1 (96). GitHub Copilot is #2 (77). Tabby is #3 (77). Cursor is #4 (62).

Continue

#1 · Closest

9 of 9 checked features. A full score means it matches our checklist. It is not a drop-in replacement.

You only get part of: keep a chosen repository out of chat and autocomplete.

GitHub Copilot

#2

9 of 9 checked features. A full score means it matches our checklist. It is not a drop-in replacement.

What you give up: choose which model answers and keep a chosen repository out of chat and autocomplete. You only get part of: add a file, a symbol, or a repository as context.

Tabby

#3

9 of 9 checked features. A full score means it matches our checklist. It is not a drop-in replacement.

What you give up: a saved prompt you can run again, keep a chosen repository out of chat and autocomplete, and a command-line client.

Cursor

#4

9 of 9 checked features. A full score means it matches our checklist. It is not a drop-in replacement.

What you give up: a saved prompt you can run again, choose which model answers, and keep a chosen repository out of chat and autocomplete. You only get part of: add a file, a symbol, or a repository as context and the same assistant in VS Code and JetBrains.

Where they differ

  • Add a file, a symbol, or a repository as context

    Worth 8 points. Continue does all of it. The context page says @Files adds a workspace file. The context-provider page also lists @File and a code provider for functions and classes. GitHub Copilot does part of it. The content-exclusion guide tells you to attach the open file as the context file when you test chat. This check did not open a page that shows Cody's @-symbol or remote-repository picker. Tabby does all of it. Community includes context providers. The same February 4, 2025 note says @-mention adds a file as chat context, and the March 31, 2025 note says v0.27 has a richer @ menu. Cursor does part of it. The Tab doc says suggestions use recent edits, surrounding code, and linter errors, and that Tab can point at another file. This check did not open a Cody-style menu for a symbol or a remote repository. The context URL tried here returned 404.

  • A saved prompt you can run again

    Worth 6 points. Continue does all of it. The prompts guide says a markdown file with invokable set to true becomes a slash command in Chat, Plan, and Agent mode, and in the CLI. GitHub Copilot does all of it. The plans table includes custom instructions and agents on Free. Custom instructions with instructions.md are marked not included on Free and included on Pro. Tabby does none of it. The pricing page and the README notes checked here describe chat, completion, and context. They do not describe a saved prompt library you run again. Cursor does none of it. The Tab and CLI docs checked here do not describe a saved prompt library. The CLI has Agent, Plan, and Ask modes, which are not saved prompts.

  • The same assistant in VS Code and JetBrains

    Worth 8 points. Continue does all of it. The README for the final 2.0.0 release still ships a VS Code extension and a JetBrains plugin. It recommends the CLI instead of the JetBrains plugin. The repository is read-only. GitHub Copilot does all of it. The plans page lists VS Code and JetBrains IDEs, plus Visual Studio, Neovim, Eclipse, Xcode, and others. Free includes editors. Tabby does all of it. The README links IDE plugins for VS Code, Vim, and IntelliJ, and it says Tabby is on the JetBrains Marketplace. The extensions index is https://tabby.tabbyml.com/docs/extensions. Cursor does part of it. Cursor is a separate editor with a macOS, Windows, and Linux CLI install. It is not an extension inside VS Code and not a JetBrains plugin.

  • Choose which model answers

    Worth 6 points. Continue does all of it. The autocomplete guide shows a config that names the provider and the model, including Ollama on the same computer. You pay that provider unless the model is local. GitHub Copilot does none of it. The plans table says the model list is not included on Free, and the billing doc says Free uses automatic selection. Pro, at $10 a user a month, is where that table starts listing models you can pick. Tabby does all of it. The welcome page says you can use and combine coding models, and the README's Docker example takes a model name. The November 10, 2024 note says Answer Engine can switch chat models. You run the model. Cursor does none of it. Free does not list a model picker. Plus is Grok models only. Third-party models start on Premium at $30 a month and are billed separately at API list price.

  • Keep a chosen repository out of chat and autocomplete

    Worth 5 points. Continue does part of it. The codebase page, which marks @Codebase as deprecated, says a .continueignore file keeps files out of the index and follows .gitignore rules. That is not Cody's switch to drop a whole repository from chat and autocomplete. GitHub Copilot does none of it. Repository admins, organization owners, and enterprise owners can exclude paths, and an organization can name a repository. The September 2, 2026 changelog says the Copilot app and CLI respect that for Business and Enterprise. The free plan does not give an individual that switch. Tabby does none of it. The pages checked do not describe an admin switch that keeps a chosen repository out of chat and autocomplete. Cursor does none of it. The Tab doc can turn suggestions off for a file type. The pricing table's repository access controls are on the Enterprise row. Neither is Cody's repository filter on the free plan.

  • A command-line client

    Worth 4 points. Continue does all of it. The docs homepage lists the Continue CLI, cn. The README links the npm package @continuedev/cli and calls 2.0.0 the final release. GitHub Copilot does all of it. The plans table includes the CLI on Free, including use from the terminal and making commits. Tabby does none of it. The README's serve command starts the Tabby server. It is not a chat client like Cody's CLI. Cursor does all of it. The CLI doc installs with a shell script on macOS, Linux, and WSL, or PowerShell on Windows, then runs agent in the terminal. It does not say the CLI requires a paid plan.

Continue, GitHub Copilot, Tabby, and Cursor do all of these: chat in the editor about the open code, inline autocomplete of a line or more, and change the current code from a prompt.

Also ranked: Cline is #5 (60). Devin is #6 (60).

GitHub Copilot (#2) and Tabby (#3) score 77 with the same share of the checklist checked. The order follows that tie.

Cline (#5) and Devin (#6) score 60 with the same share of the checklist checked. The order follows that tie.

Amp

No score

The coding agent the Cody post says grew out of that work. It now has its own site. Not scored on this checklist.

Claude Code

No score

A terminal coding agent from Anthropic. Not scored on this checklist.

Codex

No score

A coding agent named in the Cody end-of-life post. Not scored on this checklist.

How close is it?

How this works

A full score means it matches our checklist. It is not a drop-in replacement. #1 is the closest free app that did not pay us. An ad, when one is sold, is marked and sits after #1. Paying does not change the score. Open source means you can use, change, and share the code. Run it yourself means the app can live on a computer you control.

  1. #1 · ClosestOpen source

    Continue

    An Apache-2.0 IDE assistant. The repository is read-only after the Cursor acquisition.

    9 of 9 checked features. A full score means it matches our checklist. It is not a drop-in replacement.

    You only get part of: keep a chosen repository out of chat and autocomplete.

    Last checked November 10, 2026 · License: Apache-2.0

    MacWindowsLinux
    Cost and detailsHow to switchWebsite
  2. #2Free, but the code is closed.

    GitHub Copilot

    GitHub's coding assistant. Free is capped. The code is not public.

    9 of 9 checked features. A full score means it matches our checklist. It is not a drop-in replacement.

    What you give up: choose which model answers and keep a chosen repository out of chat and autocomplete. You only get part of: add a file, a symbol, or a repository as context.

    Last checked November 10, 2026 · License: Proprietary

    MacWindowsLinuxWeb
    Cost and detailsWebsite
  3. #3Open source

    Tabby

    A self-hosted completion server. Community is free for up to 5 users.

    9 of 9 checked features. A full score means it matches our checklist. It is not a drop-in replacement.

    What you give up: a saved prompt you can run again, keep a chosen repository out of chat and autocomplete, and a command-line client.

    Last checked November 10, 2026 · License: Apache-2.0, except ee/

    MacWindowsLinuxWebRun it yourself
    Cost and detailsWebsite
  4. #4Free, but the code is closed.

    Cursor

    A coding editor with Tab autocomplete and an agent. Free is limited. The code is closed.

    9 of 9 checked features. A full score means it matches our checklist. It is not a drop-in replacement.

    What you give up: a saved prompt you can run again, choose which model answers, and keep a chosen repository out of chat and autocomplete. You only get part of: add a file, a symbol, or a repository as context and the same assistant in VS Code and JetBrains.

    Last checked November 10, 2026 · License: Proprietary

    MacWindowsLinux
    Cost and detailsWebsite
  5. #5Open source

    Cline

    An Apache-2.0 coding agent for VS Code and the terminal. No inline autocomplete.

    9 of 9 checked features. A full score means it matches our checklist. It is not a drop-in replacement.

    What you give up: inline autocomplete of a line or more and keep a chosen repository out of chat and autocomplete. You only get part of: add a file, a symbol, or a repository as context, a saved prompt you can run again, and the same assistant in VS Code and JetBrains.

    Last checked November 10, 2026 · License: Apache-2.0

    MacWindowsLinux
    Cost and detailsWebsite
  6. #6Free, but the code is closed.

    Devin

    The desktop editor formerly sold as Windsurf. Free includes Tab. The code is closed.

    9 of 9 checked features. A full score means it matches our checklist. It is not a drop-in replacement.

    What you give up: a saved prompt you can run again, keep a chosen repository out of chat and autocomplete, and a command-line client. You only get part of: add a file, a symbol, or a repository as context, the same assistant in VS Code and JetBrains, and choose which model answers.

    Last checked November 10, 2026 · License: Proprietary

    Mac
    Cost and detailsWebsite

Feature by feature

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Feature comparison. Full, partial, missing, or not checked.
FeatureContinue#1 · 969 of 9 checked featuresGitHub Copilot#2 · 779 of 9 checked featuresTabby#3 · 779 of 9 checked featuresCursor#4 · 629 of 9 checked featuresCline#5 · 609 of 9 checked featuresDevin#6 · 609 of 9 checked features
Chat in the editor about the open codeCounts for 10FullThe docs homepage lists Chat mode for questions about code. The context page includes highlighted code and the active file.FullThe plans page includes chat on Free and calls the allowance limited. Agent mode is also included on Free.FullThe compare table includes Answer Engine and in-line chat on Community. The README records a VS Code chat side panel.FullThe pricing page includes chat on Free and calls the requests limited. Agent is checked on every plan in the compare table, including Free.FullThe FAQ says you open Cline in VS Code and type a request. The pricing page includes the VS Code extension on the free column.FullThe free plan includes a light quota to code with agents. The desktop page shows sessions where you ask for a change and an agent replies.
Inline autocomplete of a line or moreCounts for 10FullThe autocomplete guide sets multiline completions to always, auto, or never, and it shows a local Ollama model as well as Codestral. It says a huge chat model is a poor fit for autocomplete.FullThe plans table lists inline suggestions at 2,000 a month on Free and unlimited on Pro, Pro+, and Max.FullThe welcome page describes a code-completion server, and the compare table includes code completion on Community. The README's May 22, 2024 note says the VS Code extension can offer more than one inline suggestion.FullThe Tab doc says suggestions appear as you type, can cover more than one line, and can be accepted a word at a time. The page does not say Tab requires a paid plan.MissingA maintainer closed the autocomplete request on July 26, 2025 and wrote that it is not a supported feature. An earlier reply on that issue says Cline will not suggest autocomplete.FullThe pricing page says Tab completions are unlimited on Free, and on the paid plans in that table. The desktop page calls the feature Tab.
Change the current code from a promptCounts for 8FullThe docs homepage lists Edit mode to modify a section without leaving the current file.FullAgent mode on Free can run in VS Code, Visual Studio, JetBrains, Eclipse, and Xcode. The CLI row says Free can make and commit code changes locally or on GitHub.FullThe README's February 4, 2025 note says VS Code 1.20.0 added an inline edit on right-click, and an earlier note says editing via a chat command. This check did not click that menu.FullThe Tab doc says a suggestion can change several lines. The CLI starts an agent that can modify code. Agent is included on the free plan.FullThe FAQ says Cline reads and updates multiple files and can run commands, and that you approve the actions. The overview says edits show up as diffs.FullThe pricing page says inline edits are unlimited on Free. The desktop page shows an agent editing files and opening pull requests.
Add a file, a symbol, or a repository as contextCounts for 8FullThe context page says @Files adds a workspace file. The context-provider page also lists @File and a code provider for functions and classes.PartialThe content-exclusion guide tells you to attach the open file as the context file when you test chat. This check did not open a page that shows Cody's @-symbol or remote-repository picker.FullCommunity includes context providers. The same February 4, 2025 note says @-mention adds a file as chat context, and the March 31, 2025 note says v0.27 has a richer @ menu.PartialThe Tab doc says suggestions use recent edits, surrounding code, and linter errors, and that Tab can point at another file. This check did not open a Cody-style menu for a symbol or a remote repository. The context URL tried here returned 404.PartialThe FAQ says Cline reads the codebase for a task. The rules doc can name files. The pages checked do not show Cody's @-file, @-symbol, and remote-repository menu.PartialThe desktop page describes Fast Context as finding files and lines for the agent. It does not show Cody's menu for a symbol or a remote repository.
A saved prompt you can run againCounts for 6FullThe prompts guide says a markdown file with invokable set to true becomes a slash command in Chat, Plan, and Agent mode, and in the CLI.FullThe plans table includes custom instructions and agents on Free. Custom instructions with instructions.md are marked not included on Free and included on Pro.MissingThe pricing page and the README notes checked here describe chat, completion, and context. They do not describe a saved prompt library you run again.MissingThe Tab and CLI docs checked here do not describe a saved prompt library. The CLI has Agent, Plan, and Ask modes, which are not saved prompts.PartialThe rules doc stores standing instructions in .clinerules or .cline/rules, and /newrule writes one. Those rules load on later tasks. They are not a prompt library you invoke the way Cody's prompt library works.MissingThe pricing and desktop pages checked here do not describe a saved prompt library you run again.
The same assistant in VS Code and JetBrainsCounts for 8FullThe README for the final 2.0.0 release still ships a VS Code extension and a JetBrains plugin. It recommends the CLI instead of the JetBrains plugin. The repository is read-only.FullThe plans page lists VS Code and JetBrains IDEs, plus Visual Studio, Neovim, Eclipse, Xcode, and others. Free includes editors.FullThe README links IDE plugins for VS Code, Vim, and IntelliJ, and it says Tabby is on the JetBrains Marketplace. The extensions index is https://tabby.tabbyml.com/docs/extensions.PartialCursor is a separate editor with a macOS, Windows, and Linux CLI install. It is not an extension inside VS Code and not a JetBrains plugin.PartialVS Code is on the free column. The pricing page puts JetBrains on Enterprise. The evaluation license is 30 days, non-commercial, and not for production.PartialDevin Desktop is a separate editor, and the download button on the page checked here is macOS. The desktop FAQ says Windsurf for JetBrains is still a download. That is not Cody's extension inside VS Code plus an extension inside JetBrains.
Choose which model answersCounts for 6FullThe autocomplete guide shows a config that names the provider and the model, including Ollama on the same computer. You pay that provider unless the model is local.MissingThe plans table says the model list is not included on Free, and the billing doc says Free uses automatic selection. Pro, at $10 a user a month, is where that table starts listing models you can pick.FullThe welcome page says you can use and combine coding models, and the README's Docker example takes a model name. The November 10, 2024 note says Answer Engine can switch chat models. You run the model.MissingFree does not list a model picker. Plus is Grok models only. Third-party models start on Premium at $30 a month and are billed separately at API list price.FullThe pricing page says you can bring an API key from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and others, or use Cline's provider. The FAQ says you select a model after adding a key.PartialFree says model availability is limited. Pro, at $20 a month, says model availability is full, including models from OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, and others. The free plan is not an open model picker.
Keep a chosen repository out of chat and autocompleteCounts for 5PartialThe codebase page, which marks @Codebase as deprecated, says a .continueignore file keeps files out of the index and follows .gitignore rules. That is not Cody's switch to drop a whole repository from chat and autocomplete.MissingRepository admins, organization owners, and enterprise owners can exclude paths, and an organization can name a repository. The September 2, 2026 changelog says the Copilot app and CLI respect that for Business and Enterprise. The free plan does not give an individual that switch.MissingThe pages checked do not describe an admin switch that keeps a chosen repository out of chat and autocomplete.MissingThe Tab doc can turn suggestions off for a file type. The pricing table's repository access controls are on the Enterprise row. Neither is Cody's repository filter on the free plan.MissingA rule can tell Cline not to modify a path. The docs checked do not keep a chosen repository out of chat and autocomplete.MissingThe pricing and desktop pages checked here do not describe a switch that keeps a chosen repository out of chat and Tab.
A command-line clientCounts for 4FullThe docs homepage lists the Continue CLI, cn. The README links the npm package @continuedev/cli and calls 2.0.0 the final release.FullThe plans table includes the CLI on Free, including use from the terminal and making commits.MissingThe README's serve command starts the Tabby server. It is not a chat client like Cody's CLI.FullThe CLI doc installs with a shell script on macOS, Linux, and WSL, or PowerShell on Windows, then runs agent in the terminal. It does not say the CLI requires a paid plan.FullThe pricing page lists the CLI on the free column. The overview shows npm i -g cline.MissingThe pricing page and the desktop page checked here describe Devin Desktop and Devin Cloud. They do not document a command-line client.

What it costs

Continue

Free plan
The Apache-2.0 license and the homepage say the codebase remains available. A model key, or a local model, is separate. We have not checked model prices.
They host it
No Continue subscription is listed on the homepage. The homepage is an acquisition notice. Model providers can still bill you. We have not checked those prices.
Run it yourself
Easy. The autocomplete docs show an Ollama model on your own computer, and the extension runs in the IDE. There is no Continue server to deploy. The README says the project is not maintained.

GitHub Copilot

Free plan
Free is $0, with no credit card on the plans page. Inline suggestions are 2,000 a month. Chat and agent usage are limited. The model list is not included.
The licenses page says Free is for individual use, not an organization or an enterprise.
Pro is $10 a user a month and is where the plans page starts listing models.
They host it
Free $0. Pro $10 a user a month. Pro+ $39. Max $100. Business $19 a user a month. The credit line on the plans table is separate: $15 a month on Pro, $70 on Pro+, and $200 on Max. Checked November 10, 2026.
Run it yourself
This app does not run on your own computer. Copilot is GitHub's service. The plans page does not offer a copy you run.

Tabby

Free plan
The compare table lists Community at $0 a user a month, up to 5 users, with local deployment, code completion, Answer Engine, in-line chat, and context providers.
A sixth user is past the Community cap on that table. Team is $19 a user a month, up to 50 users.
They host it
Community $0 a user a month, up to 5 users. Team $19 a user a month, up to 50. Enterprise is custom. The same page shows Basic at $180 a year and Business at $280 a year without saying they are per user. A later section bills Pochi by token cost and says tab completion on that cloud line stays free. Checked November 10, 2026.
Run it yourself
Setup: medium. The README's Docker example uses --gpus all, publishes port 8080, and names a completion model and a chat model. The welcome page also points at Homebrew. This listing did not run the container.

Cursor

Free plan
Free is $0 a month with limited agent requests and limited chat requests. The pricing page does not say the Tab autocomplete requires a paid plan.
Plus is $8 a month and the page says only Grok models are included on that plan.
Third-party models start at Premium, $30 a month, and are billed at API list price on top of the subscription.
They host it
Free $0. Plus $8 a month. Premium $30. Super $100. Ultra $200. Teams from $30 a user a month. Annual prices on the models doc are $80, $300, $1,000, and $2,000 a year for Plus, Premium, Super, and Ultra. Third-party model use is extra from Premium. Checked November 10, 2026.
Run it yourself
This app does not run on your own computer. Cursor is their editor and their service. The pricing page does not offer a server you run.

Cline

Free plan
The pricing page says the open-source VS Code extension and CLI are free for individual developers. You pay the model provider, or Cline's usage billing. No per-token price was printed on that page.
JetBrains is listed under Enterprise, which is custom pricing.
The JetBrains evaluation license is 30 days and not for production.
They host it
The open-source column is free. Enterprise is custom. Inference is usage-based. The pricing page does not print a dollar rate for credits. Checked November 10, 2026.
Run it yourself
Easy. The pricing page says you can bring your own key or self-host. The free column is the VS Code extension and the CLI on your computer, not a Tabby-style model server. This listing did not install it.

Devin

Free plan
Free is $0. The pricing page includes a light agent quota, limited model availability, unlimited inline edits, and unlimited Tab completions.
Pro is $20 a month and is where the page says model availability is full and cloud agents are included.
The desktop download button on the page checked here is macOS.
They host it
Free $0. Pro $20 a month. Max $200 a month. Teams $80 a month plus $40 a month per full dev seat. Enterprise does not print a dollar price. The desktop FAQ says an existing Windsurf plan keeps its price. Checked November 10, 2026.
Run it yourself
This app does not run on your own computer. Devin Desktop is an app you download. The enterprise row lists a dedicated deployment option and does not print a price or an install guide.

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Move from Sourcegraph Cody to Continue

Cody has no export in the end-of-life post. Install the final Continue release, bring a model, and recreate any prompt you still need by hand.

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Questions

When does Sourcegraph Cody stop?
Dan Adler's post on November 9, 2026 says Cody reaches end of life on January 31, 2027. The Cody docs, checked November 10, 2026, still describe chat, autocomplete, edits, prompts, and the IDE clients, and they say Cody is supported on Sourcegraph Enterprise. The post does not give an export date or say what happens to chat history. Contact the account team, which is the step the post actually gives.
What is the closest free app?
Continue. Chat, autocomplete, edit, slash prompts, VS Code, and JetBrains are still in the docs for the final release, and the license is Apache 2.0. The README says that repository is read-only, so this is a frozen codebase. GitHub Copilot's free plan includes inline suggestions with a monthly cap and does not include the model list. Tabby is a completion server you run, and the free Community plan on its compare table stops at 5 users. Cursor, Cline, and Devin are on the same checklist.
Does Deep Search replace Cody?
No. The November 9, 2026 post says Deep Search and the MCP integrations can support many code-understanding workflows through the coding agents a team already uses. The same paragraph says they are not one-for-one replacements, and it tells customers to contact their account team.
What does not come with you?
The post does not describe a Cody export. Chat history, saved prompts, and repository filters stay in Cody unless you copy them yourself. Continue does not read them. The end date in the post is January 31, 2027, and the post does not set an earlier cutoff. Amp, Claude Code, and Codex are named in that post. None of the three is scored on this checklist.