aiXcodervsCody
Generated from the two spec rows. Green marks the better value where a spec has a clear direction. Everything else is just different.
aiXcoder
aiXcoder · IDE extension
#171MCP
Panel
5.33 spec wins
- Reliability
- 5.0
- Usefulness
- 5.7
- Cost
- 5.0
- Longevity
- 5.5
“The suite includes something called Math2Code, which is either a compiler or a threat.”
Cody
Sourcegraph · IDE extension
#175MCP
Panel
4.83 spec wins
- Reliability
- 5.5
- Usefulness
- 4.5
- Cost
- 4.0
- Longevity
- 5.0
“Free and Pro ended in July 2025, so the cheapest way to try Cody is now a $16K annual contract.”
Spec by spec
| Spec | aiXcoder | Cody |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | ||
| Category | IDE extension | IDE extension |
| Runs | local | local, cloud |
| Platforms | macos, linux, windows | macos, linux, windows, web |
| Context window | not documented | not documented |
| Protocols | ||
| MCP client | Yes | Yes |
| MCP server | No | No |
| Capabilities | ||
| Runs terminal commands | Yes | Yes |
| Multi-file edits | Yes | No |
| Git operations | No | No |
| Browser control | No | No |
| Sandboxed execution | No | No |
| Multi-agent orchestration | YesThe suite is built on a multi-agent architecture spanning requirement understanding, task decomposition, code generation, test verification and delivery. | No |
| Headless / CI mode | No | Yes |
| Models | ||
| Backbone | aiXcoder | Claude, GPT, Gemini, DeepSeek |
| Bring your own model | No | Yes |
| Local models | YesaiXcoder markets a sovereign stack trained and served on customer compute, with aiXapply-4B running on a single consumer GPU. | No |
| Cost | ||
| Pricing model | seat | seat |
| Starts at | n/a | n/a |
| Free tier | No | No |
| Bring your own key | No | Yes |
| Openness | ||
| Open source | No | No |
| License | proprietary | proprietary |
| GitHub stars | n/a | 3,804 |
Which one would each critic pick
| Critic | aiXcoder | Cody | Pick |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Juez | — | — | not enough reviews |
| El Amigo | 5.3 | 4.8 | aiXcoder — Pick it if your code cannot leave the building and you are buying in China; pick Tabnine if you want a self-hosted assistant with a Western support contract. |
| El Crítico | 4.5 | 4.3 | aiXcoder — Every claim on this row traces to one vendor page: no repository, no changelog, no published pricing, and nothing an outsider can verify before signing. |
| El Profesor | 5.8 | 5.3 | aiXcoder — The stated architecture pairs large planning models with a small applier, aiXapply-4B, which is a principled split, and the documentation supporting it is one page. |
| La Inversora | 6.5 | 5.3 | aiXcoder — Enterprise sales only with no list price and deployment onto customer infrastructure, which is a services-shaped business wearing a product's name. |
| La Jefa | 5.0 | 5.8 | Cody — If Sourcegraph Enterprise is already on the invoice, Cody is a free feature of it; if not, a $16K minimum for an assistant is not a purchase I would make. |
| El Hacker | 4.8 | 3.3 | aiXcoder — Closed source and no bring-your-own-key, but the whole stack runs on my own hardware and it does speak MCP, which buys back a little of my goodwill. |
Picks are derived from each critic's own scores. Humans vote on matchups on the duels page.