Compare Claude Code vs. Crush

Claude Code by Anthropic brings agentic AI development to your terminal, transforming how teams work with large and complex codebases. It connects natively to GitHub, GitLab, and local environments, giving developers the power to search, explain, and edit code with simple prompts. Claude Code can onboard new developers by mapping entire repositories, explaining architectures, and summarizing dependencies within seconds. It also automates tedious workflows—such as issue triage, refactoring, testing, and PR submission—by turning them into single-command actions. With support for models like Claude 3.5 Sonnet and Claude 3 Opus, it delivers contextual reasoning and multi-file understanding unmatched by typical copilots. Its agentic command-line interface makes it feel like an intelligent collaborator embedded in your workflow. Integration is simple: install it via npm and start coding at “thought speed.” Claude Code helps teams move from concept to commit effortlessly, combining the familiarity of the terminal with the intelligence of Claude.

Crush is a sophisticated AI coding assistant that resides directly in your terminal, effortlessly linking your tools, code, and workflows with any large language model (LLM) you prefer. It features versatility in model selection, allowing you to pick from a range of LLMs or integrate your own through OpenAI or Anthropic-compatible APIs, and it facilitates mid-session transitions between these models while maintaining contextual integrity. Designed for session-based functionality, Crush supports multiple project-specific contexts operating simultaneously. Enhanced by Language Server Protocol (LSP) improvements, it offers coding-aware context similar to what developers find in their preferred editors. This tool is highly customizable, utilizing Model Context Protocol (MCP) plugins via HTTP, stdio, or SSE to expand its capabilities. Crush can be executed on any platform, utilizing Charm’s elegant Bubble Tea-based TUI to provide a refined terminal user experience. Developed in Go and distributed under the MIT license (with FSL-1.1 for trademark considerations), Crush empowers developers to remain in their terminal while benefiting from advanced AI coding support, thereby streamlining their workflow like never before. Its innovative design not only enhances productivity but also encourages a seamless integration of AI into everyday coding practices.