---
title: "Claude Code vs goose"
description: "Claude Code and goose are both terminal agents. goose runs Claude Code on the login you already have for it."
canonical_url: "https://whichcoding.tools/compare/claude-code-vs-goose"
---
# Claude Code vs goose

> Claude Code is a terminal agent by Anthropic. goose is a terminal agent by Block / Agentic AI Foundation. Every cell below is read from the directory data and points back to a vendor page.

## General

|  | Claude Code | goose |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Layer | Terminal agent, Editor extension, Cloud agent | Terminal agent, Desktop app |
| Vendor | Anthropic | Block / Agentic AI Foundation |
| Website | [code.claude.com](https://code.claude.com) | [goose-docs.ai](https://goose-docs.ai) |
| Platforms | macOS, Linux, Windows, Web | macOS, Linux, Windows |
| License | Proprietary (Proprietary) | Apache-2.0 (Open source) |
| Status | active | active |

## Pricing

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

## Models

|  | Claude Code | goose |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Providers | Anthropic | Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, xAI, Mistral, OpenRouter |
| Bring your own key | BYOK | BYOK |
| Local models | No | Yes |

## Features

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

## Works with

|  | Claude Code | goose |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Runs | — | Claude Code, Codex CLI, Pi |
| 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 | JetBrains AI, Warp, Zed |
| Pricing verified | 2026-09-18 | 2026-09-18 |

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