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Cody vs LangSmith

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Cody

Software

AI coding assistant powered by code search

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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LangSmith

Software

Know what your agents are really doing

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; LangSmith usage beyond the included trace allotment is billed in LangChain Compute Units at $1.50 per LCU and Storage Units at $1.00 per LSU, an unfamiliar metering unit compared to flat per-seat pricing, as of August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Cody and LangSmith actually diverge.

Attributes where Cody and LangSmith differ
AttributeCodyLangSmith
Starting priceFreeOn request
Pricing modelfreemiumsubscription
Free tierYesNo
Founded2013Unknown

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.

Cody

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

LangSmith

No use cases recorded yet. See the LangSmith 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

LangSmith

  • Usage beyond the included trace allotment is billed in LangChain Compute Units at $1.50 per LCU and Storage Units at $1.00 per LSU, an unfamiliar metering unit compared to flat per-seat pricing, as of August 2026.

Pricing, plan by plan

Cody

Free

No published plan breakdown. See the Cody review.

LangSmith

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the LangSmith review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Cody if

  • You want to start without paying.
Cody review

Choose LangSmith if

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

LangSmith review

Questions people ask

Is Cody or LangSmith better?
Neither clearly leads. Cody starts at Free and LangSmith at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Cody or LangSmith?
Cody has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Cody and On request for LangSmith.
Does Cody or LangSmith 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. LangSmith 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 LangSmith is typically brought in for.
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