---
title: "Visual Studio Code vs Xcode"
description: "Visual Studio Code and Xcode are both AI-native IDEs. Visual Studio Code is open source (MIT), Xcode is proprietary."
canonical_url: "https://whichcoding.tools/compare/vscode-vs-xcode"
---
# Visual Studio Code vs Xcode

> Visual Studio Code is an AI-native IDE by Microsoft. Xcode is an AI-native IDE by Apple. Every cell below is read from the directory data and points back to a vendor page.

## General

|  | Visual Studio Code | Xcode |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Layer | AI-native IDE | AI-native IDE |
| Vendor | Microsoft | Apple |
| Website | [code.visualstudio.com](https://code.visualstudio.com) | [developer.apple.com/xcode](https://developer.apple.com/xcode/) |
| Platforms | macOS, Windows, Linux, Web | macOS |
| License | MIT (Open source) | Proprietary (Proprietary) |
| Status | active | active |

## Pricing

|  | Visual Studio Code | Xcode |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes |
| Entry price | Free | Free |
| Top individual plan | Free | Free |
| Team plan | — | — |
| Included usage | — | — |
| Beyond the plan | — | — |
| Part of a plan | — | — |

## Models

|  | Visual Studio Code | Xcode |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Providers | OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, xAI, Moonshot | Anthropic, OpenAI |
| Bring your own key | Partial BYOK | BYOK |
| Local models | Yes | Yes |

## Features

|  | Visual Studio Code | Xcode |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Git worktrees | Yes | No |
| Parallel agents | Yes | Yes |
| Subagents | Yes | Yes |
| MCP client | Yes | Yes |
| ACP client | No | Yes |
| Browser automation | Yes | No |
| Sandboxing | Yes | No |
| Remote execution | Yes | No |
| Diff review | Yes | No |
| Checkpoints | Yes | Yes |
| Plugins | Yes | Yes |
| Hooks | Yes | No |
| Tab completion | Yes | Yes |

## Works with

|  | Visual Studio Code | Xcode |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Runs | GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Codex CLI | Claude Code, Codex CLI |
| Runs inside | — | — |
| Pricing verified | 2026-09-28 | 2026-09-18 |

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