Anthropic · Frontier lab

Claude, Claude Code & Claude Agent SDK

Anthropic's assistant plus Claude Code, a coding agent for the terminal, IDE and desktop, and the Claude Agent SDK for building your own agents. Anthropic also created the open Model Context Protocol (MCP) for connecting agents to tools.

✓ Last verified October 15, 2026 from official sources

Pricing

Pro $20/mo ($17/mo billed annually), Max from $100/mo (5x) or $200/mo (20x). Claude Code is included in paid plans and shares the plan's usage limits. Max and Team plans include monthly API credits that cover the Agent SDK.

Best for

Teams building custom agents on an SDK
Long writing and analysis tasks

Privacy · Skill

Cloud. Enterprise options include running Claude Code via Amazon Bedrock or Google Cloud Vertex AI. Skill level: Intermediate.

What it's great at

Multi-file code changes it can test
Long documents and careful writing
Building custom agents with the Agent SDK and MCP connectors

What it can do

Claude Code reads, edits and tests code in your repo, and asks before modifying files
Computer use: Claude can operate a computer through screenshots and actions via the API, and in Cowork on desktop (beta)
Research mode runs multi-step, cited web and document research; Claude in Chrome (all paid plans) navigates sites, fills forms and works across tabs in your own browser
Agent SDK for building custom agents; MCP connectors for tools and data

Example tasks to try

"Find why the checkout test fails, fix it, and run the test suite."
"Read these three contracts and list every renewal date and penalty clause."
"Connect to our Notion through MCP and draft this week's status update."

Start in 5 minutes

Sign up at claude.ai (the free plan is enough to try the chat)
For coding, install Claude Code from the official docs and run it in a project folder
Give it one small, testable task and approve each change it proposes

Go to Anthropic's official page →