Cody by Sourcegraph
AI that knows your entire codebase
Overview
Cody is an AI coding assistant from Sourcegraph that provides answers, writes code, and offers autocompletion with full codebase context. By leveraging Sourcegraph's code search and intelligence, Cody can understand the relationships between different parts of your code, enabling it to provide more accurate and relevant assistance. It can be used in your IDE to explain code, generate documentation, find and fix bugs, and write new code that is consistent with your existing codebase.
āØ Key Features
- Codebase-aware AI chat
- Autocomplete with codebase context
- Code generation and refactoring
- Explain code and identify smells
- Generate unit tests
- Open source and self-hostable options
šÆ Key Differentiators
- Deep understanding of the entire codebase for context-rich assistance
- Combines code search with AI for more accurate results
- Open source and self-hostable for maximum control and privacy
Unique Value: Provides developers with an AI assistant that has a deep understanding of their entire codebase, enabling them to write better code faster.
šÆ Use Cases (4)
ā Best For
- Answering questions about how different parts of a large codebase interact
- Generating new code that correctly uses internal APIs and libraries
š” Check With Vendor
Verify these considerations match your specific requirements:
- Simple coding tasks in small projects where codebase context is not important
- Users who do not want to set up a Sourcegraph instance for full context
š Alternatives
Goes beyond simple code completion by incorporating codebase-wide context, making it more effective for complex tasks in large repositories.
š» Platforms
š Integrations
š Support Options
- ā Email Support
- ā Live Chat
- ā Dedicated Support (Enterprise tier)
š Compliance & Security
š° Pricing
ā 14-day free trial
Free tier: Free tier with usage limits on a selection of LLMs.
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