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Claude Code
AI-powered CLI for developers
As of 29 August 2026, Claude Code is free to use. Claude Code is Anthropic's official command-line interface that brings Claude AI capabilities directly to your development workflow. Softwr lists it under Developer Tools. Claude Code is made by Anthropic, launched in 2021.
Overview
What Claude Code does
Claude Code is Anthropic's official command-line interface that brings Claude AI capabilities directly to your development workflow. It enables advanced code analysis, generation, and refactoring with seamless integration into existing tools.
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- Live anthropic.com/pricing fetched (checked 19 Aug 2026): Claude Code has no standalone price, only bundled into Pro, Max and Team seat tiers
- Team self-serve plan has a hard 75-seat cap; larger teams must use Enterprise, sold by quote
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Who makes Claude Code
- Company
- Anthropic
- Based in
- San Francisco, California, USA
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