Claude Code vs. Mastra Code

Feature	Claude Code	Mastra Code

Tagline	An agentic coding tool that lives in your terminal	Coding agent that replaces compaction with Observational Memory
Website	https://claude.ai/code	https://code.mastra.ai/
Language	typescript	typescript
Release Date	February 22, 2025	December 24, 2025
Last Updated	September 4, 2026	September 4, 2026
Provider Type	AI Lab	Independent
MCP Support	Yes	Yes
Multi-Agent Support	Yes	Yes
Git Integration	deep	basic
Multi-File Editing	Yes	Yes
Auto Test Running	Yes	No
Sandbox / Permissions	Yes	Yes
Image / Multimodal Input	Yes	Yes
Voice Mode	Yes	Yes
IDE Integration	VS Code, JetBrains	ACP (Agent Client Protocol)
Hooks / Extensions	Yes	Yes
Web Search	Yes	Yes
Local Model Support	Yes	Yes
Context Window	1M tokens	Model-dependent; observation-based
Terminal Bench 2.0	#52 · 58.0% ±2.9 ¹
Supported Models	Claude Fable 5 / Mythos 5 (Restricted Availability), Opus 4.8, Claude Sonnet 4.6, Claude Haiku 4.5	Claude, GPT, Gemini and thousands more via Mastra's unified model router, plus custom OpenAI-compatible providers
Supported Subscriptions	Claude Code	Claude Code ChatGPT GitHub Copilot SuperGrok
Pricing Model	Subscription	Free, BYOK
Free Tier	No	Yes
Price Range	$17-200/mo	Free (BYOK)
Source Code Availability	Proprietary Software	Open Source (Apache-2.0)
Source Code	https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code	https://github.com/mastra-ai/mastra
Development State	active	active