Claude vs Claude Code

Side-by-side comparison of Claude and Claude Code to help you choose the right tool.

Feature	Claude	Claude Code
Pricing	Free / $20/mo Pro	Usage-based (Claude API)
Rating	⭐ 4.8/5	⭐ 4.7/5
Categories	chatbots, writing, coding	coding
200K context window	✅	❌
Strong reasoning	✅	❌
Code generation	✅	❌
Document analysis	✅	❌
Artifacts	✅	❌
Projects	✅	❌
Full codebase understanding	❌	✅
Multi-file editing	❌	✅
Terminal command execution	❌	✅
Git integration	❌	✅
Test running	❌	✅
Architecture planning	❌	✅

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