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Claude Code

Claude Code is a coding agent for the terminal by Anthropic.

PopularityRank 1 of 31

93out of 100As of November 4, 2026

Summary

Claude Code is Anthropic's coding agent. It launched on February 24, 2025 alongside Claude 3.7 Sonnet and works in the terminal first. It is now also available as an IDE extension, a desktop app and a cloud agent.

Anthropic names Opus, Sonnet and Haiku as its models. Claude Code runs on macOS, Windows, Linux and in the browser.

The entry point is the Pro plan at $20 per month, or $17 billed annually. Claude Code is proprietary. Its public GitHub repository holds issues and plugins only, not the source code.

Popularity

How often the harness is searched for, used and mentioned, compared with every harness in the directory.

The most popular AI harnesses

Popularity index from 0 to 100, higher is more popular.

20 of 31 models

As of November 4, 2026 · Source: gradually.ai popularity index

Over time

Values from February 28, 2025 to November 4, 2026

Claude CodeCodex CLIOpenCodeGemini CLIPi

Subscriptions with Claude Code

Plans from the AI subscription directory that include the harness. Cheapest first.

PlanProviderPriceChecked
Claude Enterprise EnterpriseAnthropic$20.00billed annually onlySep 29, 2026
Claude ProAnthropic$20.00or $17.00/month billed annuallySep 29, 2026
Claude Team Standard-PlatzAnthropic$25.00or $20.00/month billed annuallySep 29, 2026
Claude MaxAnthropic$100.00Sep 29, 2026
Claude Team Premium-PlatzAnthropic$125.00or $100.00/month billed annuallySep 29, 2026
Claude UltraAnthropic$200.00Oct 31, 2026

Changelog

Every update and new release of Claude Code is in the changelog.

Open the Claude Code changelog

Sources

Every fact on this profile rests on one of these sources. The date is the day the source was read.

SourceBacksRead on
anthropic.com/news/claude-3-7-sonnetLaunch dateNovember 5, 2026
claude.com/pricingEntry priceNovember 5, 2026
claude.com/product/claude-codePlatforms, Models, WebsiteNovember 5, 2026
raw.githubusercontent.com/anthropics/claude-code/main/LICENSE.mdOpen source, LicenseNovember 5, 2026
registry.npmjs.org/@anthropic-ai/claude-codenpm package (popularity index)November 5, 2026
marketplace.visualstudio.com/_apis/public/gallery/extensionqueryVS Code extension (popularity index)November 5, 2026
open-vsx.org/api/anthropic/claude-codeOpen VSX extension (popularity index)November 5, 2026
api.github.com/repos/anthropics/claude-codeGitHub repository (popularity index)November 5, 2026
npmjs.com/package/@anthropic-ai/claude-codenpm package (popularity index)November 5, 2026
marketplace.visualstudio.com/itemsVS Code extension (popularity index)November 5, 2026
open-vsx.org/extension/anthropic/claude-codeOpen VSX extension (popularity index)November 5, 2026
github.com/anthropics/claude-codeGitHub repository (popularity index)November 5, 2026

Frequently asked questions about Claude Code

Claude Code is made by Anthropic. It has been publicly available since February 24, 2025.

The vendor states the entry price as “From $20/month with Pro plan ($17 billed annually)”.

No. Claude Code is proprietary software.

The vendor names Opus, Sonnet and Haiku.

According to the vendor, Claude Code runs on macOS, Windows, Linux and in the browser.

Claude Code is included in 6 plans, namely Claude Enterprise Enterprise, Claude Pro, Claude Team Standard-Platz, Claude Max, Claude Team Premium-Platz and Claude Ultra.