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Claude Code
An agent in your terminal and IDE
Enki editor score
Excellent
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Overview
Claude Code is Anthropic's agentic coding tool. It works across a whole project: reading code, editing many files, running commands and tests, resolving merge conflicts and writing commits and pull requests. It runs as a terminal CLI, in VS Code, Cursor and JetBrains, in a desktop app with parallel sessions, and on the web and mobile, where cloud sessions keep working on repos you don't have locally. It comes with Claude Pro and Max, and enterprises can run it through Amazon Bedrock, Google Cloud or Microsoft Foundry.
Enki verdict
The most capable coding agent for whole-project work, and it runs wherever you do; the catch is that it needs a paid Claude plan.
Key features
Agentic edits
Plans and makes changes across many files, then runs the tests.
Everywhere you code
CLI, VS Code, JetBrains, desktop, web and mobile on one plan.
Cloud sessions
Keep tasks running on the web and open pull requests.
Pros & cons
What we like
- Runs in the terminal, IDEs, a desktop app, the web and mobile
- Handles whole-project work: multi-file edits, tests, commits and PRs
- Clear no-training default under commercial terms
Worth noting
- No free access
- Usage limits are not published as fixed numbers
- Sandboxing on native Windows needs WSL 2
Claude Code pricing
Is Claude Code free?
No. Claude Code is not included in the free Claude plan; it starts with Claude Pro.
- Needs Claude Pro, Max, Team or Enterprise, or a pay-per-token API key
- Usage shares your Claude plan's five-hour and weekly limits
Claude Pro
$17/mo
billed annually ($200 up front); $20 billed monthly
- Claude Code in terminal, IDE, desktop and web
- Shares Pro's usage limits with chat
Claude Max
$100 or $200/mo
billed monthly; 5x or 20x Pro's usage
- For people coding with Claude all day
- Priority access at busy times
Team
$20/seat/mo
billed annually, $25 monthly; Premium seats $100 ($125 monthly)
- Premium seats get 5x Standard usage
- No training on your code under commercial terms
API
Pay per token
through an Anthropic Console key
- Anthropic estimates about $150 to $250 per developer a month for enterprise use
Price history
- Checked against Anthropic's pricing and Claude Code docs: included with Pro ($17 annual, $20 monthly) and Max ($100 or $200); Team from $20 per seat.
Source: Claude Code's official pricing, checked Oct 1, 2026. Prices can change; confirm at checkout.
Claude Code FAQ
- Is Claude Code free?
- No. The free Claude plan does not include Claude Code. It comes with Claude Pro ($17 a month billed annually or $20 monthly) and above, or you can pay per token with an API key.
- How much does Claude Code cost?
- It has no separate price: it is part of Claude Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise. Pro is $17 a month billed annually, Max is $100 or $200 a month, and Team Standard seats are $20 a month billed annually.
- Where does Claude Code run?
- In the terminal on macOS, Windows and Linux, in VS Code, Cursor and JetBrains, in Anthropic's desktop app, and on the web and mobile at claude.ai/code.
- Does Anthropic train on my code from Claude Code?
- On Free, Pro and Max, only if you turn the setting on. On Team, Enterprise and the API, Anthropic does not train on code or prompts sent under commercial terms.
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