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Braintrust vs Cody

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Braintrust

Software

The active observability platform for agents

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Cody logo

Cody

Software

AI coding assistant powered by code search

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Cody has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Braintrust the free Starter tier includes only $10 of monthly model credits, 1 GB of processed data, and 10,000 scores before overage charges of $4 per GB and $2.50 per 1,000 scores apply, as of August 2026.; Cody sourcegraph now publishes a single Enterprise plan starting at $16K, with no free or individual Pro tier listed on the pricing page

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Braintrust and Cody actually diverge.

Attributes where Braintrust and Cody differ
AttributeBraintrustCody
Starting priceOn requestFree
Pricing modelusage-basedfreemium
Free tierNoYes
FoundedUnknown2013

Identical on both: platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Braintrust

No use cases recorded yet. See the Braintrust review.

Cody

  • AI code assistance with context drawn from a whole private codebasenot Braintrust
  • Code search and navigation across many repositoriesnot Braintrust
  • Large scale code migrations and modernisation with Batch Changesnot Braintrust

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Braintrust

  • The free Starter tier includes only $10 of monthly model credits, 1 GB of processed data, and 10,000 scores before overage charges of $4 per GB and $2.50 per 1,000 scores apply, as of August 2026.

Cody

  • Sourcegraph now publishes a single Enterprise plan starting at $16K, with no free or individual Pro tier listed on the pricing page
  • sourcegraph.com/cody redirects to the documentation rather than a Cody product or pricing page
  • AI features are metered as credits included per user, and exceeding the allocation requires buying a higher volume bucket
  • Volume credit buckets are sold as an add-on rather than included
  • A customer success manager and premium support are optional paid extras on top of the Enterprise plan
  • Standard support is 24x5 rather than 24x7, with round-the-clock coverage sold as an upgrade
  • The published $16K figure is a starting price that scales with team size, so the actual cost is quoted rather than listed

Pricing, plan by plan

Braintrust

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Braintrust review.

Cody

Free

No published plan breakdown. See the Cody review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Braintrust if

Nothing in the data separates Braintrust from Cody on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

Braintrust review

Choose Cody if

  • You want to start without paying.
Cody review

Questions people ask

Is Braintrust or Cody better?
Neither clearly leads. Braintrust starts at On request and Cody at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Braintrust or Cody?
Cody has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Braintrust and Free for Cody.
Does Braintrust or Cody run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
Can I use Cody for free?
Yes. Cody has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Braintrust starts at On request.
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