Claude Code
The strongest coding agent today, top of Terminal-Bench 4.0.
Best overall
- Best for
- Big changes across a whole project
- On your PC
- No, online only
- Works on
- Web, Mac, Windows, Linux
- Made by
- Anthropic
What’s good
- Ranked first on Terminal-Bench 4.0 with Opus 5.5
- Plans and edits across many files on its own
- Works in terminal, desktop app, web and editors
Downsides
- No free plan: Claude Free does not include Claude Code
- Usage caps reset every 5 hours plus a weekly cap
- Long sessions burn through Pro limits quickly
At a glance.
- Best for
- Big changes across a whole project
- Price
- From $20/mo
- For developers
- Opus 5.5: $4 in, $20 out per million tokens
- Version
- Opus 5.5Released 2026-09-22
- Works on
- Web, Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone, Android, Browser extension
- Open source
- No
- Made by
- Anthropic
- Website
- claude.com
How it ranks.
- Terminal-Bench 4.0 (Claude Code + Opus 5.5)#1 · 64.8%2026-11-05
- Terminal-Bench 4.0, Anthropic's own run (xhigh effort)66.4%2026-09-22
Can I run it myself?
No. It only runs online.
Your prompts and files go to the company’s servers. See the local options in this category for a private alternative.
Want it offline? The best local option for coding agents is OpenCode.