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 Claude Code |  Visual Studio Code | |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Layer | Terminal agent, Editor extension, Cloud agent | AI-native IDE |
| Vendor | Anthropic | Microsoft |
| Platforms | macOS, Linux, Windows, Web | macOS, Windows, Linux, Web |
| License | Proprietary Proprietary | MIT Open source |
| Status | active | active |
| 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 | OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, xAI, Moonshot |
| Bring your own key | BYOK | Partial BYOK |
| Local models | No | Yes |
| Features | ||
| Git worktrees | No | Yes |
| Parallel agents | Yes | Yes |
| Subagents | Yes | Yes |
| MCP client | Yes | Yes |
| ACP agent | Yes | No |
| Browser automation | Yes | Yes |
| Sandboxing | Yes | Yes |
| Remote execution | Yes | Yes |
| Mobile companion | Yes | No |
| Scheduled tasks | Yes | No |
| Diff review | No | Yes |
| Checkpoints | Yes | Yes |
| Plugins | Yes | Yes |
| Hooks | Yes | Yes |
| Tab completion | No | Yes |
| Works with | ||
| Runs | — | GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Codex CLI |
| 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 | 2026-08-23 |