ClinevsCody

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

Cline

Coding Assistants

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Autonomous coding agent in VS Code

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Cody

Coding Assistants

AI coding assistant by Sourcegraph with codebase context

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FeatureClineCody
CategoryCoding AssistantsCoding Assistants
PricingFree (open-source)Free + Pro $9/mo
GitHub Stars
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18k
5k
PlatformsmacOS, Linux, WindowsmacOS, Linux, Windows
Key Features
  • ✓ VS Code extension
  • ✓ Browser use
  • ✓ Terminal access
  • ✓ Multi-model
  • ✓ File editing
  • ✓ Codebase context
  • ✓ Code search
  • ✓ Autocomplete
  • ✓ Chat
  • ✓ Multi-repo
Pros
  • + Full VS Code integration
  • + Browser automation capability
  • + Human-in-the-loop approval
  • + Multi-model support
  • + Free and open-source
  • + Deep codebase context
  • + Multi-repo understanding
  • + Code search integration
  • + Free tier available
  • + Privacy controls
Cons
  • − Can be token-expensive
  • − Requires good model for best results
  • − Sometimes over-eager with changes
  • − VS Code only
  • − Best with Sourcegraph (less useful standalone)
  • − Smaller model selection
  • − Enterprise pricing
  • − Less known than Copilot
Tags
codingvscodeautonomousopen-source
codingsourcegraphcontextsearch

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