Claude Code

What it does

Claude Code is Anthropic's coding agent. It reads your codebase, edits files, runs commands and tests, and works in your terminal, IDE or on the web.

• Agentic codebase search
• Terminal integration
• IDE extensions (VS Code, JetBrains)
• GitHub and GitLab integration
• Slack integration
• Self-hosted environments (beta)
• Understands whole codebases
• Edits files and runs commands

Best for

Bug fixes and testingMulti-hour refactors and migrationsTurning issues into pull requestsCodebase onboarding and exploration

The maker

Pros & cons

Pricing

Prices change. Confirm on the official site.

Runs on

Lit = listed by the maker. Dimmed = not listed.

Mac, Windows and Linux. Works in the terminal, coding editors, web, and the Code tab in Claude Desktop. Linux desktop is beta for Ubuntu and Debian.

Works with

GitHubGitLabVS CodeJetBrainsSlackGit

Under the hood

OpusSonnetHaiku

Models as stated by the maker.

Follow

Sources

• claude.com/pricing
• claude.com/product/claude-code
• apps.apple.com/us/app/claude-by-anthropic/id6473753684

Last verified October 14, 2026

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