Cline vs Cody (2026): You Can No Longer Buy Cody
Cody is enterprise-only since 23 July 2025, so for most readers this is not a live choice — it is a migration. What Cline costs (Free (OSS)), what it does differently, and whether it is the right replacement.
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Before you read further
Cody is enterprise-only since 23 July 2025. Sourcegraph discontinued Cody Free and Cody Pro. New signups stopped on 25 June 2025 and access ended on 23 July 2025; individual developers were pointed at Amp instead. Cody continues for Enterprise customers only. Vendor points new users to Amp. Vendor’s own announcement.
We track 11 AI coding tools and re-check every price against the vendor’s own pricing page. Where we have not tested something ourselves, we say so.
Where Cline and Cody actually differ
These are the only dimensions on which the two record different values. Everything else we track, they match on.
| Cline | Cody | |
|---|---|---|
| Autocomplete | no | Good |
| Terminal AI | yes | no |
| Free tier | yes | no |
| Runs in JetBrains | no | yes |
| Open source | yes | no |
| Self-hosted / on-prem | no | yes |
| MCP support | yes | not verified |
| Team admin & SSO | no | yes |
| Usage model | BYO API key | Enterprise seat only |
“Not verified” means we have not confirmed it against the vendor — it never means no.
| Feature | C Cline | C Cody enterprise only |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free (OSS) | Enterprise only |
| Autocomplete | Good | |
| Chat | ||
| Multi-file editing | ||
| Codebase context | Full project | Full project |
| Custom models | ||
| VS Code compatible | ||
| Terminal AI | ||
| Free tier | ||
| Get Cline Free | See Sourcegraph pricing |
What each one costs
Cline — Free (OSS), verified 1 September 2026
| Plan | Price |
|---|---|
| Open Source | Free |
| API costs | Pay your LLM provider |
Cody — Enterprise only, verified 6 September 2026
| Plan | Price |
|---|---|
| Enterprise | Custom, from $16K/yr minimum (contact Sourcegraph) |
Full detail: Cline pricing · Cody pricing
What has changed recently
- Cline, 6 September 2026 — Plan Mode’s edit restriction stopped holding on 4.1.x. Users report Cline editing files while still in Plan Mode, without switching to Act Mode or asking (issue #13140, open since 10 Aug, 12 comments); 4.1.x also removed the flag that forbade writing in Plan Mode (#13107, closed 19 Aug without a fix confirmed in-thread). Our own testing predates 4.1.x, so this is reported from the tracker, not re-tested by us.
- Cody, 6 September 2026 — Sourcegraph now publishes a contract floor where it previously showed no number: the Enterprise plan reads “Starting at $16K” minimum. Still enterprise-only — no individual tier exists at any price.
Cline
Cline
Open-source VS Code AI agent with Plan/Act modes, terminal execution, and MCP support.
Open-source VS Code AI agent with Plan/Act modes, terminal execution, and MCP support. We rate it 4/5 in our Cline review.
Get Cline FreeCody
Cody
Sourcegraph's code-search assistant, now sold only as part of an enterprise plan.
Sourcegraph’s code-search assistant, now sold only as part of an enterprise plan. We rate it 3.5/5 in our Cody review.
Cody is no longer sold to individual developers — since July 2025.
Sourcegraph discontinued Cody Free and Cody Pro. New signups stopped on 25 June 2025 and access ended on 23 July 2025; individual developers were pointed at Amp instead. Cody continues for Enterprise customers only.
At a Glance
- Which is better, Cline or Cody?
- Cody is enterprise-only since 23 July 2025, so for a new user there is only one option here: Cline, at Free (OSS).
- Is Cline cheaper than Cody?
- Cline is Free (OSS) and Cody is Enterprise only. Both figures were re-checked against each vendor’s own pricing page — Cline on 1 September 2026, Cody on 6 September 2026.
- Can you use Cline and Cody together?
- Only if you already have access to Cody. New users cannot start.
The bottom line
This is not really a comparison any more. Cody is enterprise-only since 23 July 2025, so unless you already have access, Cline at Free (OSS) is the only one of the two you can actually start with. We keep this page because “what happened to it and what do I use instead” is a real question.
Still unsure? Our 30-second picker narrows all 11 down using four questions.
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