Head-to-head comparison of Claude vs Claude Code. See specs, pricing, and capabilities side by side to pick the right AI for your task.

Spec
Claude
Claude Code
Best for
Long documents & nuance
Terminal coding agent
Context window
200K
Repo-wide
Image generation
Voice mode
Code execution
Web browsing
Offline / open weights
Public API
Starting price
$20/mo
$20/mo Pro
Claude edges ahead on overall rating (4.8★).

Claude

Best for coding (SWE-bench) + nuanced long-form writing.

Claude Code

Anthropic's terminal coding agent that lives in your shell.