CodeGeeXvsIntelliCode
Generated from the two spec rows. Green marks the better value where a spec has a clear direction. Everything else is just different.
CodeGeeX
Zhipu AI · IDE extension
#128
Panel
5.80 spec wins
- Reliability
- 5.2
- Usefulness
- 5.0
- Cost
- 7.3
- Longevity
- 5.7
“It ships for HBuilderX and DeepIn-IDE, two editors your team has never heard of and millions of developers open every morning.”
IntelliCode
Microsoft · IDE extension
#103
Panel
5.90 spec wins
- Reliability
- 6.3
- Usefulness
- 3.2
- Cost
- 7.7
- Longevity
- 6.5
“It completes your arguments, which is still more than most code reviews manage.”
Spec by spec
| Spec | CodeGeeX | IntelliCode |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | ||
| Category | IDE extension | IDE extension |
| Runs | cloud | local |
| Platforms | macos, linux, windows | windows, macos, linux |
| Context window | not documented | not documented |
| Protocols | ||
| MCP client | No | No |
| MCP server | No | No |
| Capabilities | ||
| Runs terminal commands | No | No |
| Multi-file edits | No | NoIntelliCode's repeated-edit suggestions apply within a file; Microsoft points to GitHub Copilot for agentic multi-file work. |
| Git operations | No | No |
| Browser control | No | No |
| Sandboxed execution | No | No |
| Multi-agent orchestration | No | No |
| Headless / CI mode | No | No |
| Models | ||
| Backbone | CodeGeeX, GLM | IntelliCode |
| Bring your own model | No | No |
| Local models | No | No |
| Cost | ||
| Pricing model | free | free |
| Starts at | $0/mo | $0/mo |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes |
| Bring your own key | No | No |
| Openness | ||
| Open source | No | No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | proprietary |
| GitHub stars | 8,803 | n/a |
Which one would each critic pick
| Critic | CodeGeeX | IntelliCode | Pick |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Juez | — | — | not enough reviews |
| El Amigo | 6.5 | 6.5 | no preference |
| El Crítico | 6.0 | 5.8 | CodeGeeX — Inference is cloud-only with no way to point it elsewhere, so every keystroke it sees leaves the machine and the destination is not a setting you control. |
| El Profesor | 5.8 | 5.8 | no preference |
| La Inversora | 6.5 | 6.5 | no preference |
| La Jefa | 5.5 | 7.5 | IntelliCode — It is already installed by default in most workloads, it runs on the developer's own machine, and it costs nothing, so there is no rollout and no security review. |
| El Hacker | 4.5 | 3.5 | CodeGeeX — The model repository is Apache-2.0 and the plugin I would actually run is not open at all, which is the login-shaped hole I complain about every time. |
Picks are derived from each critic's own scores. Humans vote on matchups on the duels page.