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Cody vs Factory

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Cody

Development Tools

AI coding assistant powered by code search

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
F

Factory

Software Development

The autonomy stack for enterprise teams

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Cody has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Cody sourcegraph now publishes a single Enterprise plan starting at $16K, with no free or individual Pro tier listed on the pricing page; Factory the $100 per month Plus tier only grants about 5 times the usage of the $20 Pro tier, so usage scales sub-linearly with price, as of August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Cody and Factory actually diverge.

Attributes where Cody and Factory differ
AttributeCodyFactory
Starting priceFreeOn request
Pricing modelfreemiumsubscription
Free tierYesNo
CategoryDevelopment ToolsSoftware Development
Founded2013Unknown

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

What people use each for

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

Cody

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

Factory

No use cases recorded yet. See the Factory review.

Where each one falls short

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

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

Factory

  • The $100 per month Plus tier only grants about 5 times the usage of the $20 Pro tier, so usage scales sub-linearly with price, as of August 2026.

Pricing, plan by plan

Cody

Free

No published plan breakdown. See the Cody review.

Factory

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Factory review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Cody if

  • You want to start without paying.
Cody review

Choose Factory if

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

Factory review

Questions people ask

Is Cody or Factory better?
Neither clearly leads. Cody starts at Free and Factory at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Cody or Factory?
Cody has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Cody and On request for Factory.
Does Cody or Factory 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. Factory starts at On request.
What is Cody best used for?
Cody is most often used for ai code assistance with context drawn from a whole private codebase, code search and navigation across many repositories, large scale code migrations and modernisation with batch changes. Of those, ai code assistance with context drawn from a whole private codebase and code search and navigation across many repositories are not what Factory is typically brought in for.
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