Cody (by Sourcegraph) vs Windsurf: what AI actually recommends
The same buying questions, run after run, to ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Perplexity: the record of which of these two they name first. No opinions, no scores we invented: what the models said.
AI currently favors Cody (by Sourcegraph). Ahead in 1 of 1 shared category on consensus rank.
That is the latest close, not a verdict for all time. The model-by-model board below shows where they agree, where they split, and how both brands moved.
At the latest close, Cody (by Sourcegraph) leads 1 and Windsurf leads 0 across the 1 category they both appear in.
Beyond this pairing, Cody (by Sourcegraph) is ranked in 1 category; Windsurf is ranked in 2 categories. The board below is the shared slice, where the four models place these two side by side.
The record, category by category.
Consensus rank · latest close- #11Cody (by Sourcegraph)New entry at the last closespread 10Gemini#5
- #12WindsurfDown 7 from the last closespread 10PPLX#6
On consensus rank, Cody (by Sourcegraph) leads here, #11 to Windsurf's #12. 13 to 11 on the 0-100 score. Every model that separates the two ranks Cody (by Sourcegraph) ahead. Cody (by Sourcegraph) is new to the board at this close.
What the models actually said.
The ranking is the answer; these are the words behind it. Every quote is from a recorded model answer — follow the category to read it whole.
Cody (by Sourcegraph)
Cody (by Sourcegraph): Excels at understanding large, complex codebases by utilizing Sourcegraph's powerful code search graph.
Gemini
Windsurf
Windsurf (now rebranded Devin Desktop under Cognition) – A strong, budget-friendly Cursor alternative with its own coding model and autonomous agent (formerly Cascade, now Devin) plus a genuinely usable free tier, great for beginners or cost-conscious devs.
Claude
Where the models split.
Across the 1 category Cody (by Sourcegraph) and Windsurf share, the models line up cleanly in 0 and split in the 0 that remain.
Model by model, Gemini is Cody (by Sourcegraph)'s strongest backer, placing it ahead in 1 of the 1; Perplexity leans the other way, favoring Windsurf in 1.
- ChatGPTsplit 0-0
- Claudesplit 0-0
- Geminifavors Cody (by Sourcegraph) 1-0
- Perplexityfavors Windsurf 1-0