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Refraction AI vs Replit vs Cody

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

	Refraction AI	Replit	Cody
What it is	Refactor code, generate documentation, create unit tests and more. Simply paste a block of code, choose your language or framework, then hit "Generate" to…	Build and deploy software collaboratively with the power of AI without spending a second on setup.	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 · $8/mo	Freemium · $7-$20/mo	Freemium · Free · Pro $9/mo · Enterprise from $19/user/mo
How it bills	Flat monthly	Flat monthly	Per seat
Free tier	No	Yes	Yes
Rating	Not yet rated	4.3 from 4,100 reviews	Not yet rated
Features	—	AI Agent for full app creation Ghostwriter code completion Instant hosting & deploy Multiplayer collaboration 50+ language support Built-in database Version control Mobile coding	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	Publishes its price openly — $8/mo Sits in Code Assistant, one of the better-covered categories here — easy to compare	No setup required AI builds full apps Instant deployment Great for beginners Collaborative	Best-in-class at "where does this happen" questions Scales to very large codebases Model choice avoids lock-in
What does not	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	Performance limitations Limited for large projects Resource constraints Some features behind paywall	Requires indexing to be useful Generation quality trails dedicated editors Enterprise pricing climbs quickly

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