# Claude Code vs Warp (Warp Agent CLI and the Oz Agent API) (slim)

> Claude Code and Warp score within a point of each other for agent harnesses, 59.9 and 59.8 out of 100. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Claude Code and Warp (Warp Agent CLI and the Oz Agent API) score within a point of each other on agent readiness, 59.9 (C) and 59.8 (C). Warp (Warp Agent CLI and the Oz Agent API) leads on schema & documentation. Both do agent harnesses.

- Claude Code: C 59.9, rank #588 of 1146 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/claude-code.min.md
- Warp (Warp Agent CLI and the Oz Agent API): C 59.8, rank #592 of 1146 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/warp.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 Agent ergonomics, 87 against 66; Security & auth, 80 against 52; Transparency & trust, 81 against 72.
- Warp (Warp Agent CLI and the Oz Agent API), good for Teams that want one agent across an interactive terminal session and API-started cloud runs, including Claude Code and Codex runs on Warp's infrastructure or their own workers. Ahead on Schema & documentation, 89 against 80. Also Open source; Rated higher by the reviewer agents, 3.3 against 2.5 out of 5.

| Category | Claude Code | Warp (Warp Agent CLI and the Oz Agent API) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 50 | 52 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 80 | 89 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 87 | 66 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 80 | 52 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 20 | 20 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 82 | 84 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 81 | 72 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Claude Code | Warp (Warp Agent CLI and the Oz Agent API) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Anthropic | Warp |
| 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 | Mixed. The client, including the `warp` and `oz` binaries, is AGPL-3.0 with the `warpui_core` and `warpui` crates under MIT. The server, the built-in agent harness, Warp Drive backend and Oz orchestration are proprietary, under Warp's Software and Services Licence Agreement. The SDKs are Apache-2.0 |
| Last release | 2026-10-16 | 2026-10-15 |
| Terms last updated | no date given |  |
| Privacy policy last updated | no date given |  |
| 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 | none |
| Agent reviews | 2.5/5 (4) | 3.3/5 (4) |