OpenRoutervsCody

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

OpenRouter

LLM APIs & Inference

Unified API for 200+ AI models from all providers

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Cody

Coding Assistants

AI coding assistant by Sourcegraph with codebase context

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FeatureOpenRouterCody
CategoryLLM APIs & InferenceCoding Assistants
PricingPay-per-use (varies by model)Free + Pro $9/mo
GitHub Stars—
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5k
PlatformsWebmacOS, Linux, Windows
Key Features
  • ✓ 200+ models
  • ✓ Unified API
  • ✓ Auto-fallback
  • ✓ Rate limiting
  • ✓ Usage tracking
  • ✓ OpenAI-compatible
  • ✓ Codebase context
  • ✓ Code search
  • ✓ Autocomplete
  • ✓ Chat
  • ✓ Multi-repo
Pros
  • + Access to 100+ models via one API
  • + Automatic fallbacks
  • + Pay-per-use pricing
  • + Model comparison features
  • + Free models available
  • + Deep codebase context
  • + Multi-repo understanding
  • + Code search integration
  • + Free tier available
  • + Privacy controls
Cons
  • − Added latency from proxy layer
  • − Markup on some model prices
  • − Depends on upstream availability
  • − Limited advanced features
  • − Best with Sourcegraph (less useful standalone)
  • − Smaller model selection
  • − Enterprise pricing
  • − Less known than Copilot
Tags
apimulti-modelgatewayroutingpay-per-use
codingsourcegraphcontextsearch

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