Claude Code
A terminal-native coding agent that reads, edits and runs code across a whole repository.
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Claude Code vs GitHub Copilot
Claude Code (Anthropic) and GitHub Copilot (GitHub) both sit in Coding. GitHub Copilot is the cheaper entry point at Free tier · from $10/mo. Claude Code shipped more tracked changes in the last 30 days (16 vs 11). Every value below comes from the latest crawl of the vendors' own pages.
| Attribute | Claude Code Anthropic | GitHub Copilot GitHub |
|---|---|---|
| Segment | Coding | Coding |
| Version | CLI / Extensions / Desktop App / Web | September 2026 update |
| Entry cost | from $20/mo | Free tier · from $10/mo |
| Pricing tiers | Claude Pro (includes Claude Code) $20 · Claude Team (includes Claude Code) $25 | Free free · Pro $10 · Pro+ $39 · Max $100 |
| Model stack | Claude 3.5 Sonnet · Fable 5 · Fable 5.1 · Haiku · Haiku 4.5 · Opus · Opus 5 · Sonnet · Sonnet 3.5 · Sonnet 5 | Claude 3.5 Sonnet · Claude 5 · Claude Fable 5 · Claude Fable 5.1 · Claude Haiku 4.5 · Claude Opus 4.5 · Claude Opus 4.6 · Claude Opus 4.7 · Claude Opus 4.8 · Claude Opus 5 · Claude Sonnet 4 · Claude Sonnet 4.5 · Claude Sonnet 4.6 · Claude Sonnet 5 · Gemini 3 Pro · Gemini 3.6 Flash · Gemini 3.7 Flash · Gemini 3.8 Flash · GPT-5 mini · GPT-5.2 · GPT-5.4 · GPT-5.6 Luna · GPT-5.6 Sol · GPT-5.6 Terra · GPT-6 Astra · Grok 4.5 · Grok 4.5 Raptor mini · Grok 4.6 · Kimi K2.7 Code · Kimi K3 · MAI-Code-1.1-Flash |
| Context window | 200k | Varies by model |
| Public API | ||
| Routes models | ||
| Changes / 30d | 16 | 11 |
| Origin | Global | Global |
| Capabilities | Terminal agent, Repo-wide edits, Subagents, MCP servers, Hooks, Background tasks, Agentic coding CLI, VS Code extension | Inline completion, Agent mode, Code review, Copilot Workspace, MCP support, Code completions, Next edit suggestions, Chat |
GitHub Copilot
Inline completion, chat, code review and coding agents across VS Code, JetBrains and github.com.
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