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Sight Machine vs Sourcegraph Cody

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Sight Machine

Manufacturing

Enterprise manufacturing data platform that builds a plant data model rather than a dashboard

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Sourcegraph Cody logo

Sourcegraph Cody

AI

Enterprise AI coding assistant with whole-codebase context

From
$59/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Sight Machine onboarding is a data engineering project measured in months per plant, so value arrives long after the contract starts and the internal sponsor needs the patience and budget to survive that gap.; Sourcegraph Cody no longer available to individual developers or small teams after free and Pro tiers were discontinued in mid-2025
  • They diverge on capability: Sight Machine covers Unified plant data model, Sourcegraph Cody covers Multi-repository context.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Sight Machine and Sourcegraph Cody actually diverge.

Attributes where Sight Machine and Sourcegraph Cody differ
AttributeSight MachineSourcegraph Cody
Starting priceOn request$59/month
PlatformsWeb, APIweb, windows, mac, linux
CategoryManufacturingAI
FoundedUnknown2013

Identical on both: pricing model (quote), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated).

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 Sight Machine

  • Unified plant data model
  • Broad ingestion
  • Cross plant benchmarking
  • Root cause analysis
  • Natural language querying
  • Cloud data platform delivery

Only in Sourcegraph Cody

  • Multi-repository context
  • Large context window
  • Context filters
  • Model flexibility
  • IDE integration

What people use each for

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

Sight Machine

  • A corporate operations team that cannot compare plant performance because every site defines a stoppage differentlynot Sourcegraph Cody
  • A manufacturer whose historian data is plentiful but has never been modelled into anything a business can querynot Sourcegraph Cody
  • A group standardising manufacturing reporting into a cloud data warehouse alongside finance and supply chain datanot Sourcegraph Cody
  • A quality organisation investigating a defect that appears at several plants with different equipmentnot Sourcegraph Cody

Sourcegraph Cody

  • Cross-repository code understanding for large engineering orgsnot Sight Machine
  • AI-assisted code review and refactoring at enterprise scalenot Sight Machine
  • Enforcing data-boundary controls when using third-party LLMsnot Sight Machine
  • Codebase-aware chat and autocomplete for developersnot Sight Machine

Where each one falls short

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

Sight Machine

  • Onboarding is a data engineering project measured in months per plant, so value arrives long after the contract starts and the internal sponsor needs the patience and budget to survive that gap.
  • It assumes the instrumentation already exists, so a plant whose machines produce no usable data gets nothing from a data platform and needs to solve connectivity first with a different class of product.
  • Pricing scales with plants and data volume and is never published, which puts it out of reach for single site manufacturers regardless of how relevant the capability sounds.
  • It is not an MES and does not control or execute anything, so it sits on top of the operational systems and adds a layer to maintain rather than replacing one.
  • Success depends on a central team that owns definitions and enforces them, and in groups where plants retain autonomy the standardisation the platform provides gets quietly ignored at site level.

Sourcegraph Cody

  • No longer available to individual developers or small teams after free and Pro tiers were discontinued in mid-2025
  • Priced substantially higher than many competing AI coding assistants, with Enterprise plans typically requiring annual contracts
  • Sourcegraph has shifted its individual-developer focus to a separate product, Amp, creating uncertainty about Cody's long-term product priority
  • Requires integration with Sourcegraph's broader code intelligence platform rather than working as a lightweight standalone extension

Pricing, plan by plan

Sight Machine

On request
  • Sight Machine$undefined/year
    • Enterprise manufacturing data platform
    • Per plant onboarding and modelling services
    • Cross site analytics and benchmarking

Sourcegraph Cody

$59/month
  • Enterprise$59/month
    • Whole-codebase AI context
    • Context filters for sensitive code
    • Multi-repository analysis

Which should you pick?

Choose Sight Machine if

  • You need unified plant data model.
  • You work on Web, API.
  • You also want broad ingestion.
Sight Machine review

Choose Sourcegraph Cody if

  • You need multi-repository context.
  • You work on web, windows, mac, linux.
  • You also want large context window.
Sourcegraph Cody review

Questions people ask

Is Sight Machine or Sourcegraph Cody better?
Neither clearly leads. Sight Machine starts at On request and Sourcegraph Cody at $59/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Sight Machine or Sourcegraph Cody?
Sight Machine starts at On request and Sourcegraph Cody at $59/month.
Does Sight Machine or Sourcegraph Cody run on more platforms?
Sight Machine runs on Web, API. Sourcegraph Cody runs on web, windows, mac, linux.
What is Sight Machine best used for?
Sight Machine is most often used for a corporate operations team that cannot compare plant performance because every site defines a stoppage differently, a manufacturer whose historian data is plentiful but has never been modelled into anything a business can query, a group standardising manufacturing reporting into a cloud data warehouse alongside finance and supply chain data, a quality organisation investigating a defect that appears at several plants with different equipment. Of those, a corporate operations team that cannot compare plant performance because every site defines a stoppage differently and a manufacturer whose historian data is plentiful but has never been modelled into anything a business can query are not what Sourcegraph Cody is typically brought in for.
What can Sight Machine do that Sourcegraph Cody cannot?
Sight Machine covers Unified plant data model, Broad ingestion, Cross plant benchmarking, Root cause analysis. Sourcegraph Cody covers Multi-repository context, Large context window, Context filters, Model flexibility.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Sight Machine: Is this an OEE product?

It can produce OEE, but buying it for OEE alone is expensive. The reason to buy it is cross plant data standardisation.

Sourcegraph Cody: Is Sourcegraph Cody still available to individual developers?

No, as of mid-2025 Cody Free and Pro plans were discontinued; Cody is now sold only as part of Sourcegraph's Enterprise plan, which requires an annual contract.

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Sight Machine: Does it need a historian?

It reads from historians, control systems and MES. Some source of machine data is a prerequisite.

Sourcegraph Cody: How much does Sourcegraph Enterprise cost?

Enterprise plans start around $16,000 and scale with team size and seat count, including bundled AI credits; exact pricing requires a sales quote.

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Sight Machine: How long does a plant take to onboard?

Plan in months per plant, depending on how many sources and how inconsistent the existing definitions are.

Sourcegraph Cody: How does the AI credit system work on Enterprise plans?

Each plan includes a pooled allocation of AI credits shared across the organization; credits do not expire and roll over at renewal, with volume credit add-ons available.

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Sight Machine: Who is the buyer?

A corporate manufacturing, quality or digital function. It is rarely a plant level purchase.

Sourcegraph Cody: What happens if my organization exceeds its credit allocation?

Sourcegraph's pricing page addresses overage and offers additional volume credit buckets for teams that need more than their committed allocation.

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Sourcegraph Cody: Is a free trial available for Sourcegraph Enterprise?

Sourcegraph's pricing page lists free trial availability as one of its published FAQ topics for prospective Enterprise customers.

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