Cody vs Linear
AI coding assistant by Sourcegraph — code graph + enterprise codebase context
vs. The issue tracking tool built for modern software teams
Pricing tiers
Cody
Cody Free
$0. 500 autocompletes + 20 chat messages/mo. Claude Sonnet + GPT-4o-mini.
Free
Cody Pro
$9/user/mo. Unlimited autocomplete, unlimited chat, premium LLMs (Claude Opus, GPT-5).
$9/mo
Enterprise Starter
$19/user/mo. Adds advanced context (code graph), SSO, centralized billing.
$19/mo
Enterprise
$59/user/mo. On-prem deploy option, full Sourcegraph platform, audit logs, SLA.
$59/mo
Linear
Free
$0. Unlimited members. 250 issues. Unlimited file uploads. 2 teams. Slack/GitHub integration.
Free
Basic
$8/user/mo annual ($10/mo monthly). Unlimited issues, 5 teams, admin roles, API access.
$8/mo
Business
$14/user/mo annual. Unlimited teams, Linear Insights, private teams, SSO (SAML, OIDC).
$14/mo
Enterprise
Custom. SAML, SCIM, audit logs, advanced security, HIPAA-eligible, dedicated CSM.
Custom
Free-tier quotas head-to-head
Comparing free on Cody vs free on Linear.
| Metric | Cody | Linear |
|---|---|---|
| No overlapping quota metrics for these tiers. | ||
Features
Cody · 17 features
- Audit Logs — Enterprise compliance.
- Autocomplete — Inline code completion.
- Batch Changes (Enterprise) — Large-scale automated refactors.
- Chat — Conversational AI with @-context.
- Code Graph Context — Automatic dependency-aware context.
- Commands (Slash) — Pre-built prompts (/explain, /doc, /test).
- Custom Prompts — Shareable team-level prompt library.
- Inline Edit — Highlight code → edit via natural language.
- JetBrains Plugin — IntelliJ/PyCharm/WebStorm/etc.
- @ Mentions — Add files/symbols/URLs as context.
- Multi-LLM Selection — Pick Claude/GPT/Gemini per request.
- Neovim Plugin — Nvim integration.
- On-Prem Deploy (Enterprise) — Self-host full Sourcegraph + Cody.
- OpenCtx Extensions — Third-party context providers.
- Prompts Library — Team-wide reusable prompts.
- SSO (Enterprise) — SAML + OIDC.
- VS Code Extension — Primary IDE.
Linear · 16 features
- Asks — Slack → Linear issue from messages.
- Cycles — Auto-recurring sprints.
- Desktop App — Native macOS, Windows, Linux.
- Documents — Markdown-style shared docs.
- GitHub Sync — Auto-link PRs/commits to issues.
- GraphQL API — Full-featured public API.
- Initiatives — Multi-project strategic groupings.
- iOS + Android Apps — Native mobile clients.
- Issues — Fast CRUD + keyboard shortcuts.
- Labels + Custom Views — Filter + save views.
- Linear Insights — Built-in analytics.
- Parent + Subissues — Hierarchical task breakdown.
- Projects — Milestones + docs + updates.
- Roadmaps — Timeline view with dependencies.
- Triage — Inbox for unassigned issues.
- TypeScript SDK — @linear/sdk generated from GraphQL.
Developer interfaces
| Kind | Cody | Linear |
|---|---|---|
| CLI | src CLI (context tool) | — |
| SDK | — | @linear/sdk |
| REST | Cody API (Enterprise) | — |
| GRAPHQL | — | Linear GraphQL API |
| MCP | — | Linear MCP |
| OTHER | Cody for JetBrains, Cody for Neovim, Cody for VS Code, Sourcegraph Cloud Web | Linear Desktop App, Linear Webhooks, OAuth 2.0 |
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