Claude Code

Anthropic's terminal-native coding agent.

Visit Claude Code →Launched 2024 · freemium

Overview

Claude Code is a CLI agent that lives in your terminal, edits files, runs tests, and ships code with minimal hand-holding. Includes plugins, hooks, MCP, and IDE extensions.

Pros

+Best agentic loop
+Terminal-native
+Extensible via MCP

Cons

−Steep learning curve
−Token usage adds up

Pricing

Pro

$20/mo

Includes Claude.ai

Max 5x

$100/mo

Max 20x

$200/mo

API pay-as-you-go

Custom

Key Features

Terminal CLIMCP server supportHooksSkills/PluginsIDE extensionsMulti-agent

Best For

terminal-first devsautomationcomplex refactors

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