---
title: "Claude Code vs cmux"
description: "Claude Code is a terminal agent, cmux is an orchestrator. cmux runs Claude Code on the login you already have for it."
canonical_url: "https://whichcoding.tools/compare/claude-code-vs-cmux"
---
# Claude Code vs cmux

> Claude Code is a terminal agent by Anthropic. cmux is an orchestrator by Manaflow. Every cell below is read from the directory data and points back to a vendor page.

## General

|  | Claude Code | cmux |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Layer | Terminal agent, Editor extension, Cloud agent | Orchestrator |
| Vendor | Anthropic | Manaflow |
| Website | [code.claude.com](https://code.claude.com) | [cmux.com](https://cmux.com) |
| Platforms | macOS, Linux, Windows, Web | macOS, iOS |
| License | Proprietary (Proprietary) | GPL-3.0-or-later (Open source) |
| Status | active | active |

## Pricing

|  | Claude Code | cmux |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Free tier | No | Yes |
| Entry price | $20/mo | Free |
| Top individual plan | $200/mo | $200/mo |
| Team plan | $25/user/mo | $60/user/mo |
| Included usage | — | — |
| Beyond the plan | API list price | Blocked |
| Part of a plan | Claude | — |

## Models

|  | Claude Code | cmux |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Providers | Anthropic | Alibaba, Anthropic, DeepSeek, Vendor models, Google, Meta, MiniMax, Mistral, Moonshot, OpenAI, OpenRouter, Vercel AI Gateway, xAI, Zhipu (inherited) |
| Bring your own key | BYOK | BYOK |
| Local models | No | No |

## Features

|  | Claude Code | cmux |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Git worktrees | Yes | No |
| Parallel agents | Yes | Yes |
| Subagents | Yes | No |
| MCP client | Yes | No |
| ACP agent | Yes | No |
| Browser automation | Yes | Yes |
| Sandboxing | Yes | No |
| Remote execution | Yes | Yes |
| Mobile companion | Yes | Yes |
| Scheduled tasks | Yes | No |
| Checkpoints | Yes | No |
| Plugins | Yes | No |
| Hooks | Yes | No |

## Works with

|  | Claude Code | cmux |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Runs | — | Claude Code, Codex CLI, Gemini CLI, Cursor, OpenCode, Aider, Cline |
| Runs inside | agent-manager, Claude Desktop, Claude Squad, cmux, Conductor, Devin Desktop, dmux, Emdash, goose, Herdr, JetBrains AI, Multica, Nimbalyst, opcode, OpenHands, Orca, Paseo, Sculptor, Superset, T3 Code, Vibe Kanban, Vibe Notch, Visual Studio Code, Warp, Xcode, YYLO, Zed | — |
| Pricing verified | 2026-09-18 | 2026-10-07 |

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