Coding agents
Claude Code
Anthropic
Terminal-first (CLI) coding agent. Named a Leader by Gartner (May 2026); used by 66% of developers who use agents, per Stack Overflow 2026.
- Pricing
- Included in paid Claude plans (Pro from $17/month billed annually, $20 monthly); not in the free plan (source: anthropic.com/pricing). Available in the terminal, VS Code and JetBrains, the desktop app, the web and iOS/Android (source: anthropic.com/claude-code).
- License
- Proprietary (© Anthropic PBC, Commercial Terms; github.com/anthropics/claude-code/LICENSE.md)
- Latest version
- v2.1.312
- Updated on
- Platforms
- CLI, IDE, Desktop, Web, Mobile
- Open source
- No
- Context window
- Up to 1M tokens depending on the model (source: code.claude.com/docs/en/model-config)
- MCP support
- Yes
- Operating systems
- macOS, Windows, Linux
- GitHub repository
- anthropics/claude-code · ★ 153,396 stars · Verified · See the repository ranking
Plans and pricing
| Plan | Price | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | Claude Code not included |
| Pro | $17/month billed annually ($200 up front), $20 monthly | Claude Code included |
| Max | from $100/month | 5x or 20x Pro usage |
| Team | $20/seat/month billed annually ($25 monthly); Premium seat $100 ($125 monthly) | 2 to 150 people |
| Enterprise | $20/seat/month billed annually + usage at API rates | 20-seat minimum |
Source: https://claude.com/pricing · Verified
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- Codex · Claude Code vs Codex
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