GitHub Copilot also runs an autonomous cloud agent and an editor agent mode, covering much of the same job, and adds code completion and GitHub integration.
Free plan · Paid from $10/user/mo
Claude Code
Claude Code: Anthropic's agentic coding tool that edits files, runs commands, and turns issues into pull requests, for developers.
- Paid
- Web app · Desktop · Mobile · Plugin or MCP
- by Anthropic
- Verified 16 Oct 2026
What Claude Code does
Claude Code is an agentic coding tool that understands a codebase, edits files, runs commands, and helps ship code from the terminal, IDE, Slack, or web. It offers codebase onboarding and explanation using agentic search, plus multi-hour refactors and migrations that follow imports and run tests. Code review is listed as a secondary task, and signup is self-serve. Anthropic makes the tool.
Built for
- Developers
Key features
- Codebase onboarding and explanation using agentic search
- Turn GitHub/GitLab issues into pull requests
- Multi-hour refactors and migrations that follow imports and run tests
- Asks permission before changing files or running commands
- Runs locally and talks directly to model APIs without a backend server
Pros and cons
Pros
- Runs locally and talks directly to model APIs without a backend server.
- Asks permission before changing files or running commands.
- Turns GitHub or GitLab issues into pull requests.
- Handles multi-hour refactors and migrations that follow imports and run tests.
- Available as a web app, desktop app, mobile app, and plugin or MCP integration, with self-serve signup.
Cons
Where Claude Code is listed
Claude Code is listed under AI coding agents in AI coding tools.
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