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Refraction AI vs Cody

Both are code assistant tools. Here is what separates them.

Refraction AICody
What it isRefactor 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.
CategoryCode AssistantCode Assistant
PricingPaid · $8/moFreemium · Free · Pro $9/mo · Enterprise from $19/user/mo
How it billsFlat monthlyPer seat
Free tierNoYes
RatingNot yet ratedNot yet rated
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
What works
  • 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
  • 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

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