Claude Code vs fx
Claude Code is a terminal agent by Anthropic. fx is a terminal agent by Vercel Labs. Every cell below is read from the directory data and points back to a vendor page.
 Claude Code |  fx | |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Layer | Terminal agent, Editor extension, Cloud agent | Terminal agent |
| Vendor | Anthropic | Vercel Labs |
| Platforms | macOS, Linux, Windows, Web | macOS, Linux, Windows, Web |
| License | Proprietary Proprietary | Apache-2.0 Open source |
| Status | active | preview |
| Pricing | ||
| Free tier | No | Yes |
| Entry price | $20/mo | Free |
| Top individual plan | $200/mo | Free |
| Team seat | $25/user/mo | — |
| Included usage | — | — |
| Beyond the plan | API list price | — |
| Part of a plan | Claude | — |
| Models | ||
| Providers | Anthropic | Vercel AI Gateway, OpenAI, xAI |
| Bring your own key | BYOK | BYOK |
| Local models | No | Yes |
| Features | ||
| Parallel agents | Yes | No |
| Subagents | Yes | Yes |
| MCP client | Yes | Yes |
| ACP agent | Yes | Yes |
| Browser automation | Yes | No |
| Sandboxing | Yes | Yes |
| Remote execution | Yes | No |
| Mobile companion | Yes | No |
| Scheduled tasks | Yes | No |
| Checkpoints | Yes | No |
| Plugins | Yes | Yes |
| Hooks | Yes | No |
| Works with | ||
| Runs | — | — |
| Runs inside | Claude desktop app, Claude Squad, cmux, Conductor, dmux, Emdash, goose, Herdr, JetBrains AI, Nimbalyst, opcode, OpenHands, Orca, Paseo, Sculptor, Superset, T3 Code, Vibe Kanban, Vibe Notch, Visual Studio Code, Warp, Xcode, Zed | — |
| Pricing verified | 2026-08-23 | 2026-08-24 |