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Claude Code vs Xirp

Compare Claude Code and Xirp - features, pricing, and which is better for your workflow.

What is Claude Code?

Anthropic's agentic coding tool — Claude in your terminal, IDE, desktop app and browser, reading and editing your codebase, running commands, opening pull requests and working on tasks in the cloud.

Price: Paid

  • Works in the terminal, VS Code and JetBrains, the Claude desktop app, and on the web
  • Reads and edits across your whole codebase, runs commands and tests, and opens pull requests
  • Cloud sessions keep working after you close the laptop; hand off between local and cloud
  • Skills, hooks, MCP servers and plugins to shape how it works on your projects
  • Subagents and workflows for parallel, multi-step tasks
  • Included with Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise plans, or pay as you go on the API
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What is Xirp?

Spotify's vendor-neutral agentic development environment — run and manage agent sessions across Claude Code, Gemini CLI, and Codex from one place.

Price: Free

  • One desktop app for agent sessions across Claude Code, Gemini CLI, and Codex
  • Institutional memory: agents get context from your services, docs, and architectural decisions
  • Runs sessions locally or remotely
  • Workspace plugin for Portal that centralises work items, sessions, and docs for the team
  • Living documentation generated and maintained from coding sessions
  • Vendor-neutral by design — swap models without rebuilding your setup
Learn more about Xirp