Comparison
Claude vs Codeium
Overview
Claude is Anthropic's AI assistant for writing, analysis, coding, research, and long-context work, with features for both individual use and secure team collaboration.
Codeium is the former brand for Windsurf's coding assistant and plugin experience, offering AI completions and chat for developers across popular IDEs.
Which should you choose?
Claude is a general-purpose conversational AI strong at code but not limited to it, with long context and document analysis. Codeium is purpose-built AI code acceleration — autocomplete, IDE chat, multi-IDE support, and privacy controls — both freemium at $20/month Pro. Choose Claude if you want one assistant across coding and non-coding tasks; choose Codeium if you want dedicated in-IDE autocomplete and privacy controls tailored to development.
TLDR
- —If you want one AI assistant across both coding and non-coding tasks, choose Claude.
- —If you want dedicated in-IDE autocomplete with strong privacy controls, choose Codeium.
Features
- —Conversational AI
- —Long context
- —Document analysis
- —Artifacts
- —Projects
- —Code generation and review
- —Research and summarization
- —Computer use
- —AI autocomplete
- —IDE chat
- —Codebase-aware assistance
- —Multi-IDE support
- —Context-aware suggestions
- —Privacy controls
- —Team features
- —Plugin workflows
Pricing
Claude
| Plan | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | Access to Claude with limited usage. |
| Pro | $20/mo | Standard paid individual plan. |
| Max 5x | $100/mo | Up to 5x more usage per session than Pro. |
| Max 20x | $200/mo | Up to 20x more usage per session than Pro. |
| Team | Contact sales | Seat-based team plan; current purchase flow is handled in product. |
| Enterprise | Contact sales | Contact sales for enterprise pricing. |
Codeium
| Plan | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | Free tier with limited usage. |
| Pro | $20/mo | Current self-serve paid tier on Windsurf pricing. |
| Teams | $40/mo | Per user per month on current Windsurf pricing. |
| Enterprise | Contact sales | Contact sales for enterprise pricing. |
Company Fit
Claude
Codeium
Stacks
Alternatives
Codeium alternatives