Tools · Comparison

GitHub Copilot vs Refraction AI vs Cody

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

	GitHub Copilot	Refraction AI	Cody
What it is	AI pair programmer that helps you write code faster with intelligent suggestions right in your IDE.	Refactor code, generate documentation, create unit tests and more. Simply paste a block of code, choose your language or framework, then hit "Generate" to…	A coding assistant grounded in Sourcegraph’s code search, so it answers from your whole codebase rather than the open tab.
Category	Code Assistant	Code Assistant	Code Assistant
Pricing	Paid · $10-$39/mo	Paid · $8/mo	Freemium · Free · Pro $9/mo · Enterprise from $19/user/mo
How it bills	Flat monthly	Flat monthly	Per seat
Free tier	No	No	Yes
Rating	4.6 from 11,200 reviews	Not yet rated	Not yet rated
Features	Real-time code completion Chat-based assistance Multi-file editing Test generation Code explanation Vulnerability detection PR summaries CLI assistance	—	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
What works	Massive productivity boost Multi-language support Excellent IDE integration Learns from your codebase Active development	Publishes its price openly — $8/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
What does not	Requires subscription Occasional incorrect suggestions Privacy concerns with code Can slow down IDE Variable quality by language	No free tier — it has to be paid for before it can be tried 97 other tools in this catalogue claim to do the same job 45 tools in the same category have a free tier	Requires indexing to be useful Generation quality trails dedicated editors Enterprise pricing climbs quickly

Visit GitHub Copilot Visit Refraction AI Visit Cody Compare more tools