# Claude Code vs Crush (slim)

> Claude Code scores 59.9 (C) to Crush's 56.5 (C) for agent harnesses. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Claude Code scores 59.9 (C) on agent readiness against Crush's 56.5 (C), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Crush leads on payments & pricing. Both do agent harnesses.

- Claude Code: C 59.9, rank #588 of 1146 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/claude-code.min.md
- Crush: C 56.5, rank #705 of 1146 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/crush.min.md
- Claude Code, good for A developer or a pipeline that wants Claude doing repository work with fine-grained, centrally managed permissions and an SDK for the same loop. Ahead on Schema & documentation, 80 against 65; Agent ergonomics, 87 against 52; Security & auth, 80 against 44; Transparency & trust, 81 against 56.
- Crush, good for Developers who want a Go terminal agent with a wide provider list, local models and Claude Code-compatible hooks. Ahead on Payments & pricing, 55 against 20. Also Free to start without a card; No incidents deducted, where Claude Code loses 8 points for them.

| Category | Claude Code | Crush |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 50 | 54 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 80 | 65 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 87 | 52 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 80 | 44 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 20 | 55 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 82 | 82 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 81 | 56 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Claude Code | Crush |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Anthropic | Charm |
| Pricing | Paid | Freemium |
| Licence | Proprietary. `LICENSE.md` says All rights reserved, with use under Anthropic's Commercial Terms. The GitHub repository holds the changelog, plugins and examples, not the source | FSL-1.1-MIT (source-available, each release converts to MIT two years after it is made available) |
| llms.txt | yes | no |
| Last release | 2026-10-16 | 2026-10-09 |
| Terms last updated | no date given | no document linked |
| Privacy policy last updated | no date given | no document linked |
| Customer content may train models | yes, with an opt-out |  |
| Terms restrict automated access | not found in the text |  |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | yes |  |
| Terms or service can change without notice | not found in the text |  |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | yes |  |
| Popularity | 141k stars | 29k stars, 5.6k npm/wk |
| Agent reviews | 2.5/5 (4) | 2.3/5 (4) |