Can Claude Code use non-Anthropic models?

Not out of the box. The fact sheet states it is locked to Anthropic models, with no GPT or Gemini support.

Where do these tools run?

Claude Code runs on web, mac, win, linux, cli, and ships a vscode-ext and a jetbrains-plugin. Ellipsis is web only, as a GitHub App.

What does the cheapest plan actually cost?

Claude Code's Free plan is $0. Ellipsis' Managed SaaS starts at $0 base, with usage billed at cost plus a 20% platform fee; support plans begin at $5,000 per month.

Do either of them need a terminal?

Claude Code is terminal-first, which the fact sheet flags as a learning curve for developers expecting an IDE. Ellipsis has no IDE extension or CLI on file and lives in the GitHub web interface.

Claude Code vs Ellipsis: How They Actually Differ

Claude Code suits a solo developer who lives in the terminal and wants an agent that edits files and ships PRs on Anthropic models. Ellipsis suits a small team on GitHub that wants automated PR review and auto-committed fixes. They cover different parts of the workflow, not the same task.

Compiled 2026-08-24 from our catalogue entries for Claude Code and Ellipsis.

The short answer

Pick Claude Code if: You want an agent that edits files, runs commands, and ships pull requests from a terminal, and you are on Claude Opus, Sonnet, or Haiku.
Pick Ellipsis if: Your team works in GitHub and wants every pull request reviewed for style, bugs, and architecture, with the option to have fixes committed back to the PR.
Cheapest way in: Both list a $0 entry. Claude Code has a Free plan at $0; Ellipsis' Managed SaaS starts at $0 base plus usage billed at cost, with a 20% platform fee on top.
What we could not compare: Model behavior, daily usage limits on Ellipsis' free tier beyond what is on file, and any feature that is not stated on either fact sheet.

Both sit in the AI coding agents category, but their day jobs do not overlap much. Claude Code is a terminal-based agent that edits files, executes commands, and ships pull requests. Ellipsis is a GitHub-native reviewer that comments on pull requests and can commit fixes back to them.

The choice splits on workflow, not on price. Claude Code fits a developer already comfortable in a terminal who has bought into Anthropic models. Ellipsis fits a team that lives in GitHub and wants every PR reviewed without manual triage.

Side by side

Every cell is a field on our catalogue entry for that tool, copied as recorded. Rows where the two differ come first; blank fields say so rather than being filled in.

	Claude Code	Ellipsis
Starts at	Free — $0	Managed SaaS — $0 base + usage (tokens at cost, $0.142 / vCPU-hour, $0.024 / GB-hour, 20% platform fee)
Runs on	web, mac, win, linux, cli, vscode-ext, jetbrains-plugin	web
Category	AI Coding Agents	AI Coding Agents
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Public source code	No public repo listed	No public repo listed
Public docs	Not listed	Not listed

Public source code: From the repository link on each catalogue entry, not a licence audit.

What each one costs

Headline plans copied from our own verified pricing pages — Claude Code read 2026-08-24, Ellipsis read 2026-08-22. Follow either link below for the full tier breakdown and its source.

	Claude Code	Ellipsis
Entry plan	Free — $0	Managed SaaS — $0 base + usage (tokens at cost, $0.142 / vCPU-hour, $0.024 / GB-hour, 20% platform fee)
Plan 2	Pro — $17 / month with annual subscription discount, or $20 if billed monthly	Your AWS Account — $0 base + usage + AWS costs (20% platform fee; CPU, memory, and tokens billed by AWS)
Plan 3	Max (5x or 20x) — From $100 / month	Standard support — $5,000 / month

Where Claude Code is the better fit

First-class support for Claude Opus, Sonnet, and Haiku, with native MCP server protocol support as both client and server.
Runs on web, macOS, Windows, and Linux, with a CLI plus a VS Code extension and a JetBrains plugin.
Skills, hooks, and slash commands let teams encode their own workflow primitives.

Full Claude Code entry · Claude Code pricing, verified

Where Ellipsis is the better fit

Installs as a GitHub App that automatically reviews every pull request.
Reviews cover code style, potential bugs, and architectural concerns, and it can produce PR descriptions generated from code diffs.
Can generate and commit code fixes directly to a pull request in response to review feedback.

Full Ellipsis entry · Ellipsis pricing, verified

Which one should you pick?

Solo founder who works from the terminal and ships pull requests

Claude Code

It is a terminal-first agent that edits files, runs commands, and ships PRs, and it works across macOS, Windows, Linux, plus VS Code and JetBrains.

Small team on GitHub that wants every PR reviewed automatically

Ellipsis

It installs as a GitHub App, comments on style, bugs, and architecture on each PR, and can commit fixes directly back to the pull request.

Team that hosts code on GitLab or Bitbucket

Neither

Ellipsis supports only GitHub with no GitLab, Bitbucket, or other Git integration on file, so it will not fit that stack.

Frequently asked questions

Can Claude Code use non-Anthropic models?: Not out of the box. The fact sheet states it is locked to Anthropic models, with no GPT or Gemini support.
Does Ellipsis work with GitLab or Bitbucket?: No. The fact sheet states it supports only GitHub, with no integration for GitLab, Bitbucket, or other Git platforms.
Where do these tools run?: Claude Code runs on web, mac, win, linux, cli, and ships a vscode-ext and a jetbrains-plugin. Ellipsis is web only, as a GitHub App.
What does the cheapest plan actually cost?: Claude Code's Free plan is $0. Ellipsis' Managed SaaS starts at $0 base, with usage billed at cost plus a 20% platform fee; support plans begin at $5,000 per month.
Do either of them need a terminal?: Claude Code is terminal-first, which the fact sheet flags as a learning curve for developers expecting an IDE. Ellipsis has no IDE extension or CLI on file and lives in the GitHub web interface.

What we compared

This page states nothing that is not in the two catalogue entries below. The exact text used to write it is reproduced here so you can check our reading, and both tools link through to their own pages and to the vendor.

/tools/claude-code — checked 2026-05-25 · official site
/tools/ellipsis — checked 2026-06-13 · official site

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## Claude Code (/tools/claude-code)
Tagline: Anthropic's official CLI agent for Claude — runs in the terminal, edits files, executes commands, and ships PRs.
Category: AI Coding Agents
Pricing model: paid
Starts at: Free — $0
Platforms: web, mac, win, linux, cli, vscode-ext, jetbrains-plugin
Public repo: none listed
Docs: none listed
Verified plans (read 2026-08-24): Free $0 | Pro $17 / month with annual subscription discount, or $20 if billed monthly | Max (5x or 20x) From $100 / month
Strengths on file: First-class support for Anthropic Claude Opus, Sonnet, and Haiku.; MCP server protocol is natively supported as both client and server.; Skills, hooks, and slash commands let teams encode workflow primitives.
Limits on file: Locked to Anthropic models — no GPT or Gemini support out of the box.; Terminal-first UX has a learning curve for developers expecting an IDE.
Claude Code is Anthropic's official command-line agent for Claude — it runs in the terminal, edits files, executes commands, and ships pull requests.
Its strength is depth on Claude and extensibility: first-class support for Opus, Sonnet, and Haiku, native MCP as both client and server, and skills, hooks, and slash commands that let teams encode their own workflow primitives.
It's for developers comfortable in the terminal who want an agent that acts, not just autocompletes. Two trade-offs: it's locked to Anthropic models — no GPT or Gemini out of the box — and the terminal-first UX has a learning curve if you're expecting an IDE.
In the stack it's the terminal-first agent next to IDE-native Cursor and the open, model-agnostic Aider.

## Ellipsis (/tools/ellipsis)
Tagline: AI agent that reviews every PR — comments on style, bugs, and architecture inside GitHub.
Category: AI Coding Agents
Pricing model: paid
Starts at: Managed SaaS — $0 base + usage (tokens at cost, $0.142 / vCPU-hour, $0.024 / GB-hour, 20% platform fee)
Platforms: web
Public repo: none listed
Docs: none listed
Verified plans (read 2026-08-22): Managed SaaS $0 base + usage (tokens at cost, $0.142 / vCPU-hour, $0.024 / GB-hour, 20% platform fee) | Your AWS Account $0 base + usage + AWS costs (20% platform fee; CPU, memory, and tokens billed by AWS) | Standard support $5,000 / month | Advanced support $7,500 / month | Premier support $15,000 / month
Strengths on file: Functions as a GitHub App that automatically reviews pull requests.; Can generate and commit code fixes directly to a pull request in response to review feedback.; Reviews cover code style, potential bugs, and architectural concerns.; Can produce pull request descriptions generated from code diffs.
Limits on file: Supports only GitHub, with no integration for GitLab, Bitbucket, or other Git platforms.; No IDE extension or CLI is offered; interaction is limited to the GitHub web interface.; Free tier imposes usage limits consistent with its freemium pricing.
Ellipsis is an AI code-review agent that reviews every pull request inside GitHub. It runs as a GitHub App that reviews pull requests automatically.
Its reviews cover code style, potential bugs, and architectural concerns, and it can go further than commenting: it can generate and commit code fixes directly to a pull request in response to feedback, and produce pull request descriptions from code diffs.
It fits teams that work in GitHub and want automated PR review and fixes. Caveats: it supports only GitHub, with no integration for GitLab, Bitbucket, or other Git platforms; there is no IDE extension or CLI, so interaction is limited to the GitHub web interface; and the free tier imposes usage limits.
Among code-review tools, it is a GitHub-native agent that both comments and commits fixes rather than a standalone editor or CLI reviewer.

Change log

2026-08-24 — First published, compiled from the catalogue entries for Claude Code and Ellipsis.