Claude Code vs. Toad

Feature	Claude Code	Toad

Tagline	An agentic coding tool that lives in your terminal	A unified interface for AI in your terminal
Website	https://claude.ai/code	https://batrachian.ai
Language	typescript	python
Release Date	February 22, 2025	December 18, 2025
Last Updated	June 3, 2026	April 28, 2026
Provider Type	AI Lab	Independent
MCP Support	Yes	Yes
Multi-Agent Support	Yes	Yes
Git Integration	deep	deep
Multi-File Editing	Yes	Yes
Auto Test Running	Yes	No
Sandbox / Permissions	Yes	No
Image / Multimodal Input	Yes	Yes
Voice Mode	Yes	No
IDE Integration	VS Code, JetBrains	None - terminal only
Hooks / Extensions	Yes	Yes
Web Search	Yes	Yes
Local Model Support	Yes	Yes
Context Window	1M tokens	Depends on underlying agent
Terminal Bench 2.0	#52 · 58.0% ±2.9 ¹
Supported Models	Claude Opus 4.7/4.6, Claude Sonnet 4.6, Claude Haiku 4.5	Compatible with AI coding agents and models from Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, xAI, Kimi, OpenHands via ACP
Pricing Model	Subscription	Free
Free Tier	No	Yes
Price Range	$17-200/mo	Free
Source Code Availability	Proprietary Software	Open Source (AGPL-3.0)
Source Code	https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code	https://github.com/batrachianai/toad
Development State	active	active