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Coder vs Cody
Coder
Developer Tools
Self-hosted platform for provisioning governed cloud development environments
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The short version
- Each has a real cost: Coder premium plan pricing is not published and requires contacting sales.; Cody sourcegraph now publishes a single Enterprise plan starting at $16K, with no free or individual Pro tier listed on the pricing page
- Prices and features above were last checked on 29 August 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Coder and Cody actually diverge.
Identical on both: starting price (Free), pricing model (freemium), free tier (Yes), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Developer Tools).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Coder
- Self-hosted workspaces
- Multi-IDE support
- AI coding agent support
- OpenID Connect SSO
- Audit logging
- Resource quotas
Only in Cody
Nothing recorded that Coder does not also cover.
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Coder
- Running self-hosted development environments behind a corporate firewallnot Cody
- Standardizing developer workspaces across a large engineering orgnot Cody
- Giving approved AI coding agents governed, isolated workspacesnot Cody
- Enforcing SSO and audit trails on developer environment accessnot Cody
Cody
- Code completion and intelligent autocomplete in IDEsnot Coder
- Developer chat with codebase context awarenessnot Coder
- Automated debugging and error identificationnot Coder
- Customizable prompts for workflow automationnot Coder
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Coder
- Premium plan pricing is not published and requires contacting sales.
- Requires self-hosting and managing the underlying infrastructure, unlike fully managed cloud IDEs.
- High availability, audit logging, and RBAC are gated behind the paid Premium tier, so the free Community edition lacks enterprise controls.
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 $16K figure is a starting price that scales with team size, so the actual cost is quoted rather than listed
Pricing, plan by plan
Coder
Free- CommunityFree
- Unlimited workspaces and templates
- Unlimited organization members
- Multiple IDE support
- Premium$undefined/month
- Ticket-based support with SLA
- Multi-organization access controls
- Resource quotas and audit logging
Cody
FreeNo published plan breakdown. See the Cody review.
Which should you pick?
Choose Coder if
- You need self-hosted workspaces.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on web, linux, mac, windows, api.
- You also want multi-ide support.
Questions people ask
- Is Coder or Cody better?
- Neither clearly leads. Coder starts at Free and Cody at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Coder or Cody?
- Coder starts at Free and Cody at Free.
- Does Coder or Cody run on more platforms?
- Coder runs on web, linux, mac, windows, api. Cody runs on Web.
- Can I use Coder for free?
- Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
- What is Coder best used for?
- Coder is most often used for running self-hosted development environments behind a corporate firewall, standardizing developer workspaces across a large engineering org, giving approved ai coding agents governed, isolated workspaces, enforcing sso and audit trails on developer environment access. Of those, running self-hosted development environments behind a corporate firewall and standardizing developer workspaces across a large engineering org are not what Cody is typically brought in for.
- What can Coder do that Cody cannot?
- Coder covers Self-hosted workspaces, Multi-IDE support, AI coding agent support, OpenID Connect SSO.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Coder: Is there a free plan, and what are its limits?
Yes, the Community edition is free and includes unlimited workspaces, templates, and organization members with OpenID Connect SSO, aimed at hobbyists and small teams.
SourceCody: Is Cody free?
Cody offers a free tier for individual developers via VS Code, JetBrains, Visual Studio, and the web app. Unlimited free usage is available for solo developers.
SourceCoder: What does Premium add over Community?
Premium adds ticket-based SLA support, multi-organization access controls, resource quotas, audit logging, AI governance, workspace proxies, high availability, and custom branding.
SourceCody: What does Cody Enterprise cost?
Cody Enterprise pricing is custom and requires contacting Sourcegraph sales. It is available for Sourcegraph Enterprise customers and must be quoted based on your deployment and usage needs.
SourceCoder: How is Coder priced?
Community is free; Premium is priced per user annually, with the exact rate available by contacting Coder.
SourceCody: What LLMs does Cody use?
Cody uses the latest large language models for code completions, chat, and debugging. It leverages Sourcegraph's advanced Search API to pull codebase context from local and remote repositories.
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