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

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

## General

|  | Claude Code | Conductor |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Layer | Terminal agent, Editor extension, Cloud agent | Orchestrator |
| Vendor | Anthropic | Conductor |
| Website | [code.claude.com](https://code.claude.com) | [conductor.build](https://conductor.build) |
| Platforms | macOS, Linux, Windows, Web | macOS |
| License | Proprietary (Proprietary) | Proprietary (Proprietary) |
| Status | active | active |

## Pricing

|  | Claude Code | Conductor |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Free tier | No | Yes |
| Entry price | $20/mo | Free |
| Top individual plan | $200/mo | $50/mo |
| Team plan | $25/user/mo | $60/user/mo |
| Included usage | — | — |
| Beyond the plan | API list price | Credit packs |
| Part of a plan | Claude | — |

## Models

|  | Claude Code | Conductor |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Providers | Anthropic | Anthropic, Vendor models, Google, OpenAI, xAI (inherited) |
| Bring your own key | BYOK | BYOK |
| Local models | No | No |

## Features

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

## Works with

|  | Claude Code | Conductor |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Runs | — | Claude Code, Codex CLI, Cursor |
| 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 | 2026-10-08 |

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