Head-to-head · profiles checked Sep 29, 2026
Pick Augment Code for a flat team price and Claude Code for a subscription agent across many surfaces. Augment Standard is $20/month and Business is $100/month, each flat for up to 50 seats. Claude Pro is $20/month and includes Claude Code.
Neither has a free plan. Augment adds a Context Engine; Claude Code runs in the terminal, IDEs, desktop, web and mobile.
We based this comparison on our Augment Code and Claude Code profiles, both verified 2026-09-29 from official vendor pages; it uses no third-party benchmarks and no vendor paid for placement.
Augment Code is documented as a team product: Standard is $20/month and Business is $100/month, each flat for up to 50 seats, with usage billed in dollars from an included balance. Claude Code is documented as an agent you get through a Claude subscription (Pro at $20/month) or a Console account, and it runs in the terminal, IDEs, a desktop app, the web and mobile. Neither tool has a free plan. Pick Augment Code for a shared team price and a Context Engine; pick Claude Code for an individual subscription and more surfaces.
Based on our Augment Code profile verified 2026-09-29 and Claude Code profile verified 2026-09-29, both built from official vendor pages; no benchmark was run.
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If you only want the answer, this is the table. Everything below is the evidence from the two documented profiles.
| You want to | Use | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Run a coding agent on a repository | Either | Both list agents that edit code across files from a task description |
| Share one plan across a team of up to 50 | Augment Code | Augment Standard and Business are flat for up to 50 seats with pooled usage |
| Work from the terminal | Either | Augment has the Auggie CLI; Claude Code installs a CLI on macOS, Linux, WSL and Windows |
| Work inside VS Code or JetBrains | Either | Both list VS Code and JetBrains extensions |
| Review GitHub pull requests with AI | Augment Code | Augment lists code review automation on all plans, GitHub only per docs excerpt |
| Give agents context on a large codebase | Augment Code | Augment's Context Engine indexes the repository and is available through MCP |
| Start a long job from a desktop app or browser | Claude Code | Claude Code lists a desktop app with scheduled tasks, plus cloud sessions on the web |
| Code from a phone | Claude Code | Claude Code lists iOS and Android apps; Augment lists none |
| Start tasks from Slack | Claude Code | Claude Code lists Slack and GitHub entry points |
| Try it without paying | Either | Neither tool lists a free plan |
| Plan | Tool | Price | Limits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Augment Standard | Augment Code | $20/mo, flat for up to 50 seats | $20 of usage included monthly; 50 concurrent sessions |
| Augment Business | Augment Code | $100/mo, flat for up to 50 seats | $100 of usage included monthly; 50 concurrent sessions |
| Augment Enterprise | Augment Code | Custom (contact sales) | Custom usage and top-ups; unlimited users |
| Claude Pro | Claude Code | $20/mo ($17/mo with annual discount) | Five-hour session limit plus a weekly limit, shared across claude.ai, Claude Code and the desktop app |
| Claude Max 5x | Claude Code | $100/mo | 5x the usage of Pro |
| Claude Max 20x | Claude Code | $200/mo | 20x the usage of Pro |
| Claude Team (standard seat) | Claude Code | $25/seat/mo ($20 annual) | Teams of 2 to 150; more usage than Pro |
| Claude Enterprise | Claude Code | Seat plus usage at API rates | Spend limits set by admins |
USD as published on each vendor's pricing page, checked Sep 29, 2026. Augment Code pricing in full · Claude Code pricing in full
| Augment Code | Claude Code | |
|---|---|---|
| Messages / rate limits | Usage drawn from an included dollar balance; 50 concurrent sessions outside Enterprise | Subscription usage limits apply: a five-hour session limit plus a weekly limit on Pro and Max |
| Context / file size | Not stated | Up to 1M tokens, varies by model |
| Seats / team | Up to 50 seats on Standard and Business; Enterprise unlimited users | Team is 2 to 150 seats; Pro and Max are individual plans |
| Feature | Augment Code | Claude Code |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | No | No |
| Coding agent | Yes | Yes |
| Terminal CLI | Yes (Auggie CLI) | Yes |
| IDE extensions | Yes (VS Code and JetBrains) | Yes (VS Code, Cursor, JetBrains) |
| Desktop app | Not stated | Yes (macOS and Windows, Linux beta) |
| Mobile apps | Not stated | Yes (iOS and Android) |
| Code review automation | Yes (GitHub) | Not stated |
| MCP | Yes (MCP and native tools) | Not confirmed |
| Cloud agents | Yes | Yes (cloud sessions on the web) |
| Augment Code | Claude Code | |
|---|---|---|
| Training on your data | Paid plans exclude AI training under Commercial Terms | Opt-out on Free, Pro and Max; none by default on Team and Enterprise |
| Retention | Not stated | Not stated; custom data retention controls on Enterprise |
| Business controls | SOC 2 Type II, access controls; audit trails, SSO and CMEK on Enterprise | SSO and SCIM, audit logs, Compliance API, IP allowlisting, HIPAA-ready offering |
Taken from each vendor's published policy pages at the time of our check. Policies change; the source links are at the bottom.
AI coding platform with agents, a context engine, CLI and IDE extensions; Cosmos is its software delivery platform.
Watch out: No free plan is listed, and usage beyond the included dollar amount needs paid top-ups.
Verified augmentcode.com (opens Augment Code website in a new tab)
From $20/mo US · checked Sep 29
Anthropic's agentic coding tool that reads your codebase, edits files and runs commands from the terminal, IDEs, desktop app or browser.
Watch out: Not included in the Free Claude plan, and usage on subscriptions is capped by plan limits.
Verified code.claude.com (opens Claude Code website in a new tab)
From $20/mo US · checked Sep 29
At the entry level they are the same: Augment Code Standard is $20/month and Claude Pro is $20/month. Augment's price is flat for up to 50 seats, while Claude Team is $25 per seat per month billed monthly. Both add usage costs: Augment bills usage in dollars with top-ups, and Claude Console is billed by API token consumption.
Neither. Augment Code lists no free plan and its trial terms were not captured. Claude Code is not included in the Free Claude plan; it needs Pro, Max, Team or Enterprise, or a Console account billed by tokens.
Augment says paid plans exclude AI training on your data under its Commercial Terms. Anthropic's pricing page lists model training as opt-out on Free, Pro and Max, and none by default on Team and Enterprise. Retention periods were not stated for either tool.
Claude Code lists a terminal CLI, VS Code and JetBrains extensions, a desktop app, the web, and iOS and Android apps. Augment Code lists the Auggie CLI and extensions for VS Code and JetBrains, plus cloud agents and MCP.
Only official vendor pages. No third-party benchmarks, forum threads or press were used. How we review.
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