Claude Code

Anthropic's agentic coding tool that runs in your terminal and works on your codebase.

free tierTerminal coding agent

Website	https://claude.com/product/claude-code
Best for	Terminal-first devs doing multi-file changes
Pricing	Free plan; Pro $20/mo billed monthly ($17/mo annual); Max from $100/mo (Claude plans) (last checked 2026-10-17, source)
Free tier	Yes
Open source	Not yet verified
License	Not yet verified
Hands-on test	Test coming

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