Cody vs GitHub Copilot
Cody is an editor extension by Sourcegraph. GitHub Copilot is an editor extension by GitHub. Every cell below is read from the directory data and points back to a vendor page.
| General | ||
|---|---|---|
| Layer | Editor extension | Editor extension, Cloud agent |
| Vendor | Sourcegraph | GitHub |
| Platforms | macOS, Windows, Linux, Web | macOS, Windows, Linux, Web |
| License | Proprietary Proprietary | Proprietary Proprietary |
| Status | sunset | active |
| Pricing | ||
| Free tier | No | Yes |
| Entry price | Contact sales | Free |
| Top individual plan | — | $100/mo |
| Team seat | Contact sales | $19/user/mo |
| Included usage | — | 1,500 credits/mo Copilot Pro, worth about $15 |
| Beyond the plan | — | Blocked, Credit packs |
| Part of a plan | — | GitHub Copilot |
| Models | ||
| Providers | Anthropic, OpenAI, Google | OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, xAI, Moonshot |
| Bring your own key | Partial BYOK | Partial BYOK |
| Local models | No | Yes |
| Features | ||
| MCP client | Yes | Yes |
| ACP agent | No | Yes |
| Sandboxing | No | Yes |
| Remote execution | No | Yes |
| Diff review | No | Yes |
| Hooks | No | Yes |
| Tab completion | Yes | Yes |
| Works with | ||
| Runs | — | — |
| Runs inside | — | dmux, Visual Studio Code |
| Pricing verified | 2026-08-23 | 2026-08-23 |