Comparisons

How we stack up, tool by tool

Anthropic
Claude Code

Anthropic's terminal coding agent, tied to Claude models and Claude subscription tiers.

OpenAI
OpenAI Codex

OpenAI's coding agent: an open-source CLI plus a cloud sandbox inside ChatGPT.

Anysphere
Cursor

A VS Code fork with built-in AI chat, tab completion and background agents.

SST
OpenCode

Open-source terminal coding agent, bring your own keys, any provider.

Cline Bot Inc.
Cline

Open-source VS Code agent extension, bring your own keys, plan and act modes.

Paul Gauthier
Aider

The original open-source pair-programming CLI, git-native, any model.

All Hands AI
OpenHands

Open-source autonomous software agent with a self-hosted or cloud workspace.

Anthropic
Claude Cowork

Anthropic's agentic mode: hand Claude a multi-step task and it works on its own, including scheduled runs in the cloud.

OpenAI
ChatGPT

The default AI assistant, with agent mode, deep research and connectors bolted onto the chat product.

Lindy AI
Lindy

No-code AI teammates for business workflows: email, CRM, meetings and support, built from triggers and steps.

Butterfly Effect
Manus

A general-purpose cloud agent that browses, researches and produces documents.

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