# Lovable vs Sourcegraph Cody

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Lovable

| Attribute | Lovable | Sourcegraph Cody |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 67.3 (73% (medium)) | 39 (57% (medium)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | An AI software developer platform that builds web applications from conversational instructions, managing both frontend and backend development with integrated deployment and hosting capabilities. | An AI-powered coding assistant that integrates with your development environment, using your entire codebase as context to help you write, understand, and fix code faster. |
| features.capabilities | `{"form":"chat_edit","autonomy":"edit","languages":"JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML, CSS, React","oss_client":"closed","model_source":"proprietary","pricing_model":"usage_credits","runs_commands":true,"self_hostable":false,"editor_support":"Web-based editor, desktop apps (macOS/Windows), mobile app","codebase_context":"repo_wide","multi_file_edits":true,"enterprise_controls":true,"zero_data_retention":false}` | `{"form":"chat_edit","autonomy":"edit","oss_client":"closed","model_source":"single_vendor","pricing_model":"enterprise","self_hostable":true,"editor_support":"VS Code, JetBrains, Visual Studio, Web, CLI","codebase_context":"repo_wide","multi_file_edits":true,"enterprise_controls":true,"zero_data_retention":true}` |
| integrations.count | 50 | 5 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Supabase"},{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"Stripe"},{"name":"Firecrawl"},{"name":"React Flow"}]` | `[{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"GitLab"},{"name":"VS Code"},{"name":"JetBrains"},{"name":"Visual Studio"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"SE","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"mac":true,"web":true,"windows":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"$0/month","features":["5 free messages per day","Unlimited public projects","One-click deploy","GitHub sync"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"messages":"5 per day","projects":"unlimited public"}},{"free":false,"name":"Starter","summary":"$20/month","features":["Additional monthly messaging limit","Remove 'Edit with Lovable' badge option","Private projects"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":20,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Launch","summary":"$50/month","features":["2.5x monthly messaging limit","VIP events access","Priority support"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":50,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Scale","summary":"$200/month","features":["10x monthly messaging limit","Early access to new features"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":200,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false}],"summary":"Free tier with 5 messages/day; paid plans from $20/month","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://lovable.dev/blog/2025-01-13-targeted-edits-supabase-integration-improvements-and-pricing-updates","retrievedAt":"2026-08-13T23:04:57.549Z","startingPrice":{"amount":20,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` | `{"type":"enterprise","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Starting at $16K/year. Custom pricing scales with team size. Includes credits for AI features with org-wide pooling.","features":["Search and navigation across entire codebase","AI-powered Deep Search","Batch Changes with large-scale code change automation","Code Insights and Monitoring","Full MCP Server, API, and CLI access","Support for major coding languages and code hosts","Single-tenant cloud deployment","Enterprise-grade security and admin controls","24×5 support with upgrade options","Volume pricing"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":16000,"period":"year","currency":"USD"}],"description":"One platform to understand, oversee, and evolve complex codebases at enterprise scale with full features and controls","contactSales":true,"includedLimits":{"credits_for_ai_features":"True","org_wide_credit_pooling":"True"}}],"summary":"Enterprise plan starting at $16K/year. Contact sales for custom pricing. Includes AI feature credits with no monthly expiry.","currency":"USD","freeTier":false,"sourceUrl":"https://sourcegraph.com/cody","retrievedAt":"2026-08-05T14:26:18.846Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | no |
| pricing.model | freemium | quote |
| pricing.price_level | mid | unknown |
| pricing.transparent | yes | no |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | yes |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.iso27001 | yes | yes |
| security.soc2 | yes | yes |

## Capabilities (AI Coding Assistants)

| Capability | Lovable | Sourcegraph Cody |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Form | Chat / edit | Chat / edit |
| Autonomy level | Edit | Edit |
| **Surface** |  |  |
| Editor / surface support | Web-based editor, desktop apps (macOS/Windows), mobile app | VS Code, JetBrains, Visual Studio, Web, CLI |
| **AI** |  |  |
| Model source | Proprietary | Single-vendor |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Self-hostable / air-gapped | ✗ | ✓ |
| **Context** |  |  |
| Codebase context | Repo-wide indexing | Repo-wide indexing |
| **Editing** |  |  |
| Multi-file edits | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Agentic** |  |  |
| Runs commands / tools | ✓ | - |
| **Data** |  |  |
| Zero-data-retention option | ✗ | ✓ |
| **Security** |  |  |
| Enterprise controls | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Ecosystem** |  |  |
| Language coverage | JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML, CSS, React | - |
| **Commercial** |  |  |
| Pricing model | Usage credits | Enterprise |
| **Licensing** |  |  |
| Open-source client | Closed | Closed |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T14:32:35.872Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*