Claude Code
Agentic coding in your terminal, IDE and browser.
Anthropic’s agentic coding tool that reads your codebase, edits files, runs commands and opens PRs. Available as a CLI, IDE extensions, desktop and web.
- Vendor
- Anthropic
- Category
- Coding assistants
- Pricing
- Paid
- Open source
- No
- Platforms
- CLI, VS Code, JetBrains, Web, Desktop
- Launched
- 2025
- Website
- anthropic.com/claude-code
Features
- Autonomous multi-file edits
- Runs tests & commands
- Hooks, skills and MCP
- Subagents
Best for
- Coding
- Agents
Works with
- Claude Opus 5.5 — Anthropic. Anthropic’s flagship for demanding reasoning, coding and long-horizon agents.
- Claude Sonnet 5.5 — Anthropic. Near-flagship intelligence at a mid-tier price; the everyday workhorse for builders.
- Claude Haiku 5.5 — Anthropic. Small, fast and inexpensive — built for subagents, summarization and browser use.
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