sourcegraph
Sourcegraph Cody
Code AI with codebase-wide context
DSGVO: conformEU-AI-Act: limitedFree tier
AI tool comparison
Sourcegraph Cody vs. Claude Code
A practical comparison of Sourcegraph Cody and Claude Code across pricing, GDPR, EU AI Act risk, and workflow fit.
anthropic
Claude Code
Anthropic's code agent for terminal and IDE
DSGVO: partialEU-AI-Act: limitedfrom €18.00/month
Side-by-side comparison
| Factor | Sourcegraph Cody | Claude Code |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free tier | from €18.00/month |
| GDPR | conform | partial |
| EU AI Act | limited | limited |
| Data residency | eu | us |
| Use cases | Code, Build & code | Text, Code, Build & code |
| Data quality | — | — |
| Updated | 6/15/2026 | 6/15/2026 |
Choose Sourcegraph Cody when
Deeply integrated with Sourcegraph code search; understands large monorepos. Choose GPT, Claude, Gemini.
Choose Claude Code when
CLI + IDE integration. Strong in agentic multi-file tasks, refactoring, autonomous implementation with tests.
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