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| Community Score | 100/100 | 48/100 | 33/100 | 58/100 |
| Pricing | ✓ Free | ✓ Free | ✓ Hobby | ✓ Open Source |
| API - Haiku 4.5$1 usage-based | Go$8/mo | Pro$16/mo | — | |
| API - Sonnet 4.6$3 usage-based | Plus$20/moPopular | Teams Standard$32/mo | — | |
| API - Opus 4.7$5 usage-based | Business$20/mo | Pro+$48/mo | — | |
| Pro$17/mo | Pro$100/mo | Teams Premium$96/mo | — | |
| Team Standard$20/mo | — | Ultra$160/mo | — | |
| Max$100/mo | — | — | — | |
| Team Premium$100/mo | — | — | — | |
| EnterpriseContact Sales | — | EnterpriseContact Sales | — | |
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| Platform | CLI, API, SDK | WINDOWS, MACOS, LINUX, ANDROID, IOS, Web, API, VSC_EXTENSION, CLI | WINDOWS, MACOS, LINUX, IOS, Web, API, VSC_EXTENSION, JETBRAINS_PLUGIN, SDK, CLI | WINDOWS, MACOS, LINUX, Web, BROWSER_EXTENSION, VSC_EXTENSION, CLI, API |
| API / SDK | API + SDK | API | API + SDK | API |
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| Developer | Anthropic, Inc. | OpenAI, Inc. | Cursor, Inc. | Microsoft |
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| Data refreshed | Jul 13, 2026 | Jul 12, 2026 | Jul 1, 2026 | Jul 12, 2026 |
