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| Decision factor | Cody ↗ | Windsurf ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| What it does | Sourcegraph’s coding assistant for understanding and changing codebases. | An agentic development environment for planning and editing code. |
| Best for | Developers working with large or unfamiliar repositories. | Developers who want an AI-native coding workspace. |
| Categories | AI coding | AI coding |
| Use cases | AI coding | AI coding |
| Key capabilities | Sourcegraph’s coding assistant for understanding and changing codebases. | An agentic development environment for planning and editing code. |
What it does
Cody
Sourcegraph’s coding assistant for understanding and changing codebases.
Windsurf
An agentic development environment for planning and editing code.
Best for
Cody
Developers working with large or unfamiliar repositories.
Windsurf
Developers who want an AI-native coding workspace.
Categories
Cody
AI coding
Windsurf
AI coding
Use cases
Cody
AI coding
Windsurf
AI coding
Key capabilities
Cody
Sourcegraph’s coding assistant for understanding and changing codebases.
Windsurf
An agentic development environment for planning and editing code.