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Sourcegraph Cody
Sourcegraph Cody lands a 7 out of 100 overall, with Gemini scoring it highest at 9 and Claude lowest at 4. Across the board, it shows up in just 7 of 70 answers. Where it does get named, it's a codebase specialist: 3 of 4 answers on best AI coding agents for working across a whole codebase, and a clean 3 of 3 on best assistant for large codebases. It's quieter elsewhere, though, never appearing in answers about reliable code, local/private tools, writing tests, top assistants of 2026, or beginner-friendly picks.
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Who's talking about you
| assistant | score | named in, this week | usual spot, this week |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 8 | 10% of answers | #3.0 |
| Claude | 4 | 5% of answers | #2.0 |
| Gemini | 9 | 20% of answers | #8.5 |
| Perplexity | 8 | 10% of answers | #3.0 |
Questions you win
| question | named in | best spot |
|---|---|---|
| Which AI coding assistant is best for large codebases? | 3 of 3 | #1 |
| What are the best AI coding agents that can work across a whole codebase? | 3 of 4 | #4 |
| What are the best AI coding assistants? | 1 of 4 | #8 |
Questions you lose
| question | who got named instead |
|---|---|
| What's the best AI code editor right now? | Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Claude Code |
| Which AI coding assistant is best for professional developers? | Cursor, Claude Code, GitHub Copilot |
| What are the best free AI coding assistants? | GitHub Copilot, Windsurf, Cursor |
| Which AI coding tool writes the most reliable code? | Cursor, Claude Code, GitHub Copilot |
| What's the best AI coding assistant for a solo developer building a SaaS? | Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot |
| What are the top AI coding assistants in 2026? | Cursor, Claude Code, GitHub Copilot |
| What's the best AI coding assistant for beginners learning to code? | GitHub Copilot |
| Which AI coding assistant gives the best value for the money? | GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Gemini Code Assist |
| What's the best AI coding assistant for Python? | Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Claude Code |
| What's the best AI tool for writing and fixing React and Next.js code? | Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Claude Code |
| What's the best AI tool to review pull requests automatically? | CodeRabbit, Greptile, GitHub Copilot |
| What's the best AI coding assistant that works in the terminal? | Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, Aider |
| What's the best AI coding assistant I can run locally for privacy? | Continue, Aider |
| What's the best open-source AI coding assistant? | Aider, Cline, OpenCode |
| Which AI coding tool is best for writing tests? | Claude Code, Cursor, OpenAI Codex |
| What's the best AI coding assistant for VS Code? | GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Cline |
| What's the best AI coding assistant for building mobile apps? | Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Claude Code |
In their words
- ChatGPT“| Huge enterprise monorepo / many repos / need deep code search | Sourcegraph Cody or Augment Code | They’re built around codebase-scale retrieval/search rather than just editor chat.”
- Claude“Sourcegraph Cody — built on top of a code search engine designed for enterprise monorepos.”
- Gemini“Sourcegraph Cody”
Closest rivals
- Sourcegraph Cody vs Roo Code7
- Sourcegraph Cody vs Augment Code6
- Sourcegraph Cody vs Devin6
- Sourcegraph Cody vs Gemini CLI6
- Sourcegraph Cody vs OpenCode5
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