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Aider vs Cody

A side-by-side look at pricing, capabilities, pros, cons, and our editorial scores.

 
Aider
Coding
Cody
Coding
TaglineTerminal-based AI pair programmer that writes commits.Sourcegraph's AI coding assistant — codebase-aware via their search index.
CategoryCodingCoding
PricingFree· Free / open-source; you pay the underlying LLM API costsFreemium· Free; Pro $9/mo; Enterprise custom
ModelBYO (Claude / GPT-4 / Gemini / DeepSeek)Claude / GPT / Mixtral (configurable)
Editorial score8.4 / 108.0 / 10
Use cases
CLIgit workflowopen-source
enterprisemonoreposcode search
Pros
  • Free and open source
  • Writes proper commits
  • Composes well with shell workflows
  • BYO model
  • Excellent for huge monorepos
  • Sourcegraph index is unmatched
  • Enterprise-grade privacy
  • Free tier
Cons
  • No IDE UI
  • Needs BYO API key
  • Most value unlocked on Sourcegraph itself
  • Solo dev value smaller than Cursor
Websiteaider.chatsourcegraph.com
Pick Aider if
  • ✅ Free and open source
  • ✅ Writes proper commits
  • ✅ Composes well with shell workflows
  • ✅ BYO model
Pick Cody if
  • ✅ Excellent for huge monorepos
  • ✅ Sourcegraph index is unmatched
  • ✅ Enterprise-grade privacy
  • ✅ Free tier
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