CodyvsPerplexity

Full side-by-side comparison — features, pricing, platforms, and which one wins in 2026.

Cody

Coding Assistants

AI coding assistant by Sourcegraph with codebase context

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Perplexity

AI Search

AI-powered search engine with real-time citations

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FeatureCodyPerplexity
CategoryCoding AssistantsAI Search
PricingFree + Pro $9/moFree + Pro $20/mo
GitHub Stars
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PlatformsmacOS, Linux, WindowsWeb, iOS, Android
Key Features
  • ✓ Codebase context
  • ✓ Code search
  • ✓ Autocomplete
  • ✓ Chat
  • ✓ Multi-repo
  • ✓ Real-time search
  • ✓ Citations
  • ✓ Follow-up questions
  • ✓ File upload
  • ✓ API
  • ✓ Collections
Pros
  • + Deep codebase context
  • + Multi-repo understanding
  • + Code search integration
  • + Free tier available
  • + Privacy controls
  • + Answers with cited sources
  • + Real-time web search
  • + Clean, fast interface
  • + Pro Search for deeper research
  • + Free tier available
Cons
  • − Best with Sourcegraph (less useful standalone)
  • − Smaller model selection
  • − Enterprise pricing
  • − Less known than Copilot
  • − $20/mo for Pro features
  • − Sometimes hallucinates sources
  • − Limited for non-search tasks
  • − API pricing can add up
Tags
codingsourcegraphcontextsearch
searchresearchcitationswebapi

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