Claude Code
Claude Code by Anthropic: what it does, how it works, pricing and adoption — sourced and dated.
Coding agents Closed product
Claude Code is Anthropic's agentic coding product: the same agent core drives a terminal CLI, IDE integrations, a desktop app and a web interface. It works directly in your repository — exploring code, making multi-file edits, running the test suite and preparing pull requests — under usage limits shared with your Claude subscription.
How it works
An agentic coding tool that lives where you work — terminal, VS Code, JetBrains, desktop and web. It reads the whole codebase, edits files, runs commands and tests, and opens pull requests; you steer with instructions and approve as much or as little as you configure.
The facts
| Maker | Anthropic |
| Type | Agent product |
| Category | Coding agents |
| Status | Active |
| Launched | 2025 |
| Models | Powered by Anthropic's Claude models (the current Opus and Sonnet lines are tracked in the League model database). |
| Website | https://www.anthropic.com |
Pricing
No standalone price: Claude Code is bundled into paid Claude plans and draws on the same usage allowance as chat. Pro $20/month; Max 5x $100/month; Max 20x $200/month; Team $25/seat/month Standard or $125/seat/month Premium; Enterprise $20/seat/month plus usage. Alternatively, use it with an Anthropic API account billed per token.
Pricing model: Bundled subscription / API usage · Source: published tiers · checked Oct 14, 2026
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Sources
- ScriptByAI — Claude Code pricing and usage limits (updated Oct 7, 2026)
- Coworker AI — Claude Code pricing 2026 (checked Sep 18, 2026 vs claude.com/pricing)
Profile verified Oct 14, 2026. Spotted an error? Every figure above links to its source.