Compare/Cody by Sourcegraph vs Tabnine

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Cody by Sourcegraph vs Tabnine

Which one should you ship with? Here is the side-by-side panel verdict, pricing read, reviewer split, and community vote comparison.

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Developer Tools

Cody by Sourcegraph

AI coding assistant with full codebase context

Ship

100%

Panel ship

Community

Free

Entry

Cody uses Sourcegraph's code graph to understand your entire codebase. Provides context-aware chat, autocomplete, and inline edits with answers grounded in your actual code.

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Developer Tools

Tabnine

AI code assistant with privacy focus

Skip

0%

Panel ship

Community

Free

Entry

Tabnine offers AI code completion that can run on-premises with models trained only on permissive-license code. Privacy and IP protection focus for enterprises.

Decision
Cody by Sourcegraph
Tabnine
Panel verdict
Ship · 3 ship / 0 skip
Skip · 0 ship / 3 skip
Community
No community votes yet
No community votes yet
Pricing
Free tier / $9/mo Pro / Enterprise
Free tier, Pro $12/user/mo
Best for
AI coding assistant with full codebase context
AI code assistant with privacy focus
Category
Developer Tools
Developer Tools

Reviewer scorecard

Creator
80/100 · ship

This fills a real gap in the ecosystem. Worth adopting early.

No panel take
Futurist
80/100 · ship

Been using this for 3 months — it's become indispensable.

45/100 · skip

The privacy-first approach is admirable but the model quality gap is widening. Hard to see how they compete long-term.

Skeptic
80/100 · ship

The team ships fast and responds to feedback. Good sign.

45/100 · skip

In a market with free alternatives (Codeium) and better ones (Copilot), Tabnine's position is uncomfortable.

Builder
No panel take
45/100 · skip

Completion quality lags behind Copilot and Codeium. The privacy angle is the only differentiator.

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