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Builder.io vs Cody vs Tabnine

All three are code assistant tools. Here is what separates them.

Builder.ioCodyTabnine
What it isOne codebase for engineers, designers, PMs, and marketers. Everyone works from one source of truth, on brand and in code, with no handoffs to clean up.A coding assistant grounded in Sourcegraph’s code search, so it answers from your whole codebase rather than the open tab.AI code completion tool focused on privacy and security with on-premise deployment options.
CategoryCode AssistantCode AssistantCode Assistant
PricingFreemium · $24 - $40/moFreemium · Free · Pro $9/mo · Enterprise from $19/user/moFreemium · $12/mo
How it billsFlat monthlyPer seatFlat monthly
Free tierYesYesYes
RatingNot yet ratedNot yet rated4.1 from 2,900 reviews
Features—
  • Answers grounded in indexed repositories
  • Cites the files it drew from
  • Choice of underlying model
  • VS Code, JetBrains and web
  • Self-hosted option for enterprises
  • Code completion
  • Full-function suggestions
  • On-premise deployment
  • Privacy-first approach
  • 15+ IDE support
  • Custom model training
  • Team knowledge sharing
  • Code chat
What works
  • Has a free tier, so it can be tried before paying
  • Publishes its price openly — $24 - $40/mo
  • Sits in Code Assistant, one of the better-covered categories here — easy to compare
  • Best-in-class at "where does this happen" questions
  • Scales to very large codebases
  • Model choice avoids lock-in
  • Strong privacy focus
  • On-premise option
  • Wide IDE support
  • No code leaves your network
  • Good enterprise features
What does not
  • 97 other tools in this catalogue claim to do the same job
  • Requires indexing to be useful
  • Generation quality trails dedicated editors
  • Enterprise pricing climbs quickly
  • Less capable than Copilot
  • Smaller model
  • Limited free tier
  • Fewer advanced features
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