GitLabSpeed with control for agentic software engineering

Sourcegraph CodyThe enterprise coding assistant to understand, fix, and automate your code

Comparison · AI Coding Assistants · weekly run Nov 3

GitLab vs Sourcegraph Cody

Which one do AI engines recommend, and how do they differ on price, fit and features?

The short answer

GitLab is the stronger AI pick in AI Coding Assistants: it has a visibility score of 11.2 versus 7.7 for Sourcegraph Cody, and ranks ahead in 100% of the answers that name both.

Choose GitLab if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (11.2 vs 7.7)
You want a free plan to start
AI answers describe it more positively (46% vs 0% positive)
You need SOC 2 Type 2 (GitLab.com and GitLab Dedicated) or ISO/IEC 27001:2022 or ISO/IEC 27017:2015 or ISO/IEC 27018:2019 or GDPR compliance or CSA Trusted Cloud Provider or FedRAMP Moderate baseline (GitLab Dedicated for Government) or GovRAMP authorized coverage

Choose Sourcegraph Cody if…

You need a self-hosted or on-premises option
You need SOC 2 Type II or ISO 27001 coverage
Free trial available for 30 days

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 3

Metric	GitLab	Sourcegraph Cody
Visibility score	11.2%	7.7%
Change vs last week	New	New
Rank in AI Coding Assistants	#7	#12
Share of voice	3.1%	3.3%
Mentions this run	15	16
Positive in AI answers	46%	0%

The stronger value in each row is marked with a ✓.

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

GitLab 0pp · Sourcegraph Cody 0pp over 0 weekly runs.

Engine by engine

GitLab leads on 2 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

11.3%

0.9%

AI Mode

13%

5.2%

Perplexity

9.4%

17%

GitLabSourcegraph Cody

Head to head in AI answers

4 engine answers name both brands

4GitLab ranked higher

0Sourcegraph Cody ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	GitLab	Sourcegraph Cody
How do I choose an AI coding assistant for a mid-market team?	Perplexity	#1	#5
What should an AI coding assistant integrate with?	Perplexity	#1	#2
Top AI coding assistant options for B2B SaaS companies	ChatGPT	#10	#11
Top AI coding assistant options for B2B SaaS companies	Perplexity	#10	#11

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	GitLab	Sourcegraph Cody
Pricing model	Per seat	Per seat
Entry price	Free; paid from $29 per seat / mo	$16,000 per seat / mo
Free plan	Yes	No
Deployment	GitLab.com, self-managed and GitLab Dedicated	Single-tenant cloud, self-hosted, or bring-your-own cloud for air-gapped environments
Compliance	SOC 2 Type 2 (GitLab.com and GitLab Dedicated), ISO/IEC 27001:2022, ISO/IEC 27017:2015, ISO/IEC 27018:2019, GDPR compliance, CSA Trusted Cloud Provider, FedRAMP Moderate baseline (GitLab Dedicated for Government), GovRAMP authorized	SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001
Support	Priority support with 24x5 coverage and SLAs (Premium), Upgrade Support	24×5 support, Customer success manager, Optional premium support
Founded	2014	—
Headquarters	San Francisco, California, US	San Francisco, California, US
Employees	1,001–5,000	51–200
Funding	PIPE	Later-stage deal · $225M raised
Best for	Scaling development teams and enterprises that need advanced security and compliance capabilities	Enterprise engineering teams working on large, complex codebases