Claude Code vs. Open Interpreter

Feature	Claude Code	Open Interpreter

Tagline	An agentic coding tool that lives in your terminal	Open-source coding agent built for low-cost and open-weight models
Website	https://claude.ai/code	https://www.openinterpreter.com
Language	typescript	rust
Release Date	February 22, 2025	July 14, 2023
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	No
IDE Integration	VS Code, JetBrains	Zed (via ACP)
Hooks / Extensions	Yes	Yes
Web Search	Yes	Yes
Local Model Support	Yes	Yes
Context Window	1M tokens	Model-dependent
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	100+ providers: Kimi K2/K3, OpenAI, Anthropic, DeepSeek, Qwen, GLM, Bedrock, Copilot, OpenRouter, Groq, MiniMax, Ollama, LM Studio
Supported Subscriptions	Claude Code	ChatGPT
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/openinterpreter/openinterpreter
Development State	active	active