---
title: "Claude Code pricing, platforms and integrations"
description: "Anthropic's terminal agent. Reads the codebase, edits files and runs commands, with a VS Code and JetBrains extension and a web surface on the same engine."
canonical_url: "https://whichcoding.tools/tools/claude-code"
---
# Claude Code

> Anthropic's terminal agent. Reads the codebase, edits files and runs commands, with a VS Code and JetBrains extension and a web surface on the same engine.

- **Layer**: Terminal agent, Editor extension, Cloud agent
- **Vendor**: Anthropic
- **Platforms**: macOS, Windows, Linux, Web
- **Editors**: VS Code, JetBrains
- **License**: Proprietary
- **Pricing**: From $20/mo
- **Status**: Active
- **JSON**: /api/v1/tools/claude-code.json

## Links

- [Website](https://code.claude.com)
- [Pricing](https://claude.com/pricing)
- [Repo](https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code)
- [Docs](https://code.claude.com/docs/en/overview)
- [Changelog](https://code.claude.com/docs/en/changelog)

## Pricing

Included with [Claude](https://whichcoding.tools/plans/claude) plans.

| Plan | Price | Included | Beyond that | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Claude Pro (individual) | $20/mo (per user · $17/mo billed annually) | — | API list price. Optional extra usage at API rates once the plan allowance is used. | Usage allowance shared with claude.ai chat, resets in five-hour windows |
| Claude Max 5x (individual) | $100/mo (per user) | — | API list price | 5x the Pro allowance |
| Claude Max 20x (individual) | $200/mo (per user) | — | API list price | 20x the Pro allowance. The pricing page reads "starting at" for both Max tiers. $200 is the published monthly price for 20x. |
| Claude Team (team) | $25/mo (per user · $20/mo billed annually) | — | API list price | Standard seat. Premium seats are $125 monthly or $100 annual with 5x the usage. |
| API pay-as-you-go (individual) | Usage-based | — | API list price. Bill an Anthropic Console account at list token prices instead of using a plan. | — |

Claude Code is included in every paid claude.ai plan. Free accounts can chat but not run Claude Code.

Source: [claude.com/pricing](https://claude.com/pricing), verified 2026-09-18.

## Works with

What Claude Code runs, and what can run Claude Code. "With your existing login" means the wrapped tool's subscription is reused, no second bill.

### Runs inside

- [agent-manager](https://whichcoding.tools/tools/agent-manager) (via CLI, Free with your existing login): Go terminal UI on tmux that runs Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, Gemini and other agent CLIs side by side, with live status in one list and diff comments sent back to the agent.
- [Claude Desktop](https://whichcoding.tools/tools/claude-desktop) (via SDK, $20/mo on Claude Pro, with your existing login): Anthropic's desktop app with Chat, Cowork and Code tabs. The Code tab runs Claude Code sessions side by side with visual diffs and scheduled tasks. Linux is in beta.
- [Claude Squad](https://whichcoding.tools/tools/claude-squad) (via CLI, Free with your existing login): Terminal app on top of tmux that runs Claude Code, Codex, Gemini, Aider and other agents in separate git worktrees, with a background auto-accept mode and a diff view.
- [cmux](https://whichcoding.tools/tools/cmux) (via CLI, Free with your existing login): Native macOS terminal on libghostty with vertical tabs, notification rings and a scriptable browser for running Claude Code, Codex, Gemini and other CLI agents at once.
- [Conductor](https://whichcoding.tools/tools/conductor) (via CLI, Free with your existing login): A Mac app that runs Claude Code, Codex and Cursor agents side by side, one git worktree per workspace, with your own subscriptions and keys.
- [Devin Desktop](https://whichcoding.tools/tools/devin-desktop) (via ACP, $20/mo on Pro, with your existing login): Cognition's AI-native IDE, renamed from Windsurf over the air on 2 June 2026. Devin Local, a Rust rewrite of the Cascade agent, adds sub-agents and sandboxing.
- [dmux](https://whichcoding.tools/tools/dmux) (via CLI, Free with your existing login): FormKit's open source tmux pane manager. Each pane gets its own git worktree and branch, launches the agents you pick, and merges or opens a pull request from the pane menu.
- [Emdash](https://whichcoding.tools/tools/emdash) (via CLI, Free with your existing login): Open source desktop app from General Action that runs coding agents in parallel worktrees, schedules repeat work, previews apps in a built-in browser and reviews diffs.
- [goose](https://whichcoding.tools/tools/goose) (via ACP, Free with your existing login): Open source agent from Block under the Agentic AI Foundation. CLI and desktop app, MCP extensions, runs with your own keys or your Claude and ChatGPT subscriptions over ACP.
- [Herdr](https://whichcoding.tools/tools/herdr) (via CLI, Free with your existing login): Rust single binary with a background server that keeps agent terminals running after you disconnect, marks each pane working, blocked or idle and reattaches over SSH.
- [JetBrains AI](https://whichcoding.tools/tools/jetbrains-ai) (via ACP, Free with your existing login): AI Assistant and the Junie agent in JetBrains IDEs. Completions on JetBrains models are free, cloud agents draw from monthly AI Credits. Claude Agent and Codex plug in over ACP.
- [Multica](https://whichcoding.tools/tools/multica) (via CLI, Free with your existing login): Self-hostable platform that assigns issues to AI coding agent CLIs like Claude Code and Codex, and tracks their work in one workspace.
- [Nimbalyst](https://whichcoding.tools/tools/nimbalyst) (via CLI, Free with your existing login): MIT licensed desktop workspace that puts Claude Code and Codex sessions on a kanban board, with optional worktrees, inline diff review and visual editors for markdown and mockups.
- [opcode](https://whichcoding.tools/tools/opcode) (via CLI, Free with your existing login): Asterisk's open source Tauri desktop app for Claude Code. Browses your sessions, runs custom agents in the background, manages MCP servers, tracks usage and checkpoints sessions.
- [OpenHands](https://whichcoding.tools/tools/openhands) (via ACP, Free with your existing login): MIT licensed coding agent and control center. Runs in Docker, on your servers or on OpenHands Cloud, and drives Claude Code, Codex and Gemini CLI over ACP with their own logins.
- [Orca](https://whichcoding.tools/tools/orca) (via CLI, Free with your existing login): Stably AI's desktop app that runs Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and other CLI agents side by side in isolated worktrees, with SSH worktrees, Design Mode and a mobile companion.
- [Paseo](https://whichcoding.tools/tools/paseo) (via CLI, Free with your existing login): Self-hosted daemon that spawns coding agents on your machine and streams them to desktop, web, mobile and CLI clients, with voice mode and an end-to-end encrypted relay.
- [Sculptor](https://whichcoding.tools/tools/sculptor) (via CLI, Free with your existing login): Imbue's desktop app for running parallel Claude Code agents in isolated containers, jumping into each one to test, then reviewing and merging. An experimental research preview.
- [Superset](https://whichcoding.tools/tools/superset) (via CLI, Free with your existing login): Source-available desktop app that runs many CLI agents in parallel, one git worktree per workspace, with a diff dashboard, SSH workspaces and scheduled automations.
- [T3 Code](https://whichcoding.tools/tools/t3-code) (via CLI, Free with your existing login): Ping Labs' open source control surface for the agents already installed on your machine. Desktop, web, iOS and Android clients over one local harness, with native git worktrees.
- [Vibe Kanban](https://whichcoding.tools/tools/vibe-kanban) (via CLI, Free with your existing login): Kanban board that runs Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI and other agents in parallel worktrees with diff review. Bloop shut down in April 2026, the project is community maintained.
- [Vibe Notch](https://whichcoding.tools/tools/vibe-notch) (via CLI, Free with your existing login): Open source macOS menu bar app that shows Claude Code sessions in the MacBook notch. Tracks several sessions at once, approves or denies tool calls and shows the chat history.
- [Visual Studio Code](https://whichcoding.tools/tools/vscode) (via extension, Free with your existing login): Microsoft's free editor. Agent mode, chat and inline suggestions come from GitHub Copilot, and Claude Code, Codex, Cline and other agents install as extensions.
- [Warp](https://whichcoding.tools/tools/warp) (via CLI, Free with your existing login): Terminal with a built in agent and an Agent CLI, open sourced under AGPL-3.0 in April 2026. Runs Claude Code, Codex and other CLI agents in tabs with worktrees, plus cloud agents.
- [Xcode](https://whichcoding.tools/tools/xcode) (via SDK, Free with your existing login): Apple's IDE for its platforms. Since 26.3 the coding assistant runs Claude Agent and Codex inside Xcode, with ChatGPT, Claude or any Chat Completions provider for chat.
- [YYLO](https://whichcoding.tools/tools/yylo) (via CLI, Free with your existing login): Command-line orchestrator for coding agents, repeatable workflows, and receipt-backed repository changes. Typed task, validation, merge, and release-readiness boundaries.
- [Zed](https://whichcoding.tools/tools/zed) (via ACP, Free with your existing login): Open source editor written in Rust with GPU rendering. Hosts external agents such as Claude Code, Codex and Gemini CLI over ACP at no charge, with its own hosted models on Pro.

## Models

- **Providers**: Anthropic
- **Bring your own key**: BYOK
- **Local models**: No

Anthropic models only, through claude.ai plans, an API key, Amazon Bedrock, Google Vertex AI or Microsoft Foundry.

## Features

- **Git worktrees**: One isolated checkout per task
- **Parallel agents**: Several agents running at once
- **Subagents**: The agent can delegate to child agents
- **MCP client**: Connects to MCP servers
- **ACP agent**: Can be hosted by ACP clients such as Zed
- **Browser automation**: Drives a browser to verify UI
- **Sandboxing**: Runs commands in an isolated sandbox
- **Remote execution**: Runs on a remote machine or over SSH
- **Mobile companion**: Follow or drive sessions from a phone
- **Scheduled tasks**: Automations that run on a schedule
- **Checkpoints**: Snapshot and roll back agent changes
- **Plugins**: Extensible through plugins or a marketplace
- **Hooks**: Run your own commands at lifecycle points

## Install

- **curl**: `curl -fsSL https://claude.ai/install.sh | bash`
- **brew**: `brew install --cask claude-code`
- **winget**: `winget install Anthropic.ClaudeCode`

## License

- **SPDX**: Proprietary
- **Kind**: Proprietary
- **Repo**: [github.com/anthropics/claude-code](https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code)

The repo hosts issues, docs and the Agent SDK. The CLI itself ships as a binary.

## Sources

Every fact above points at a vendor page and the date someone last checked it.

| Source | Covers | Verified |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [claude.com/pricing](https://claude.com/pricing) | pricing | 2026-09-18 |
| [code.claude.com/docs/en/overview](https://code.claude.com/docs/en/overview) | platforms, models, features, general | 2026-08-23 |
| [code.claude.com/docs/en/worktrees](https://code.claude.com/docs/en/worktrees) | features | 2026-08-26 |

Source data: [content/tools/claude-code.yml](https://github.com/benjamincanac/whichcodingtools/blob/main/content/tools/claude-code.yml)

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- [Everything on Claude](https://whichcoding.tools/plans/claude)

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