AtomCode vs Claude
Compare AtomCode and Claude: free credits, features, and ratings. Which one is right for you?
Category
Coding Assistant
LLM
Rating
β 4.5
β 4.5
Free Credits
30 days
4.8 available free domestically via specific channels
Refresh Period
one-time
daily
Resolution
N/A
N/A
Watermark
No
No
Commercial Use
No
Yes
Paid From
CodingPlan free, API separate
$20/month
AtomCode
Huawei-backed open-source terminal AI coding assistant, competing with Claude Code. CodingPlan offers free 30-day access to GLM-5.1, DeepSeek-V4-Flash, Qwen3 series and more, running on Ascend chips with 5-hour rolling window metering.
Pros
- βPro tier free with GLM-5.1 top-tier model
- βRich model lineup covering top Chinese open-source LLMs
- βStrong Agent capabilities, not just API wrapper
- βNo VPN needed, WeChat login
- βAscend chip deployment, low compute cost
Cons
- βLimited daily free quotas, need to grab early
- βClient-only, no third-party API access
- β30-day validity, no renewal mechanism
- βWeChat login only, no other login options
Key Features
GLM-5.1 #1 open-source coding model (Artificial Analysis benchmark)Pro tier: GLM-5.1, DeepSeek-V4-Flash, Qwen3 seriesLite tier: DeepSeek-V4-Flash, Qwen3.6-35B-A3B, MiniMax-M2.7Smart Agent loop: auto read, edit, run, search, verify8 built-in code tools: symbol indexing, call chain trackingSafe rollback: /undo one-click revert5-hour rolling window meteringRuns on Huawei Ascend chips, no VPN needed
Claude
By Anthropic, known for safety and long-context processing. Free tier has daily message limits. Pro users access Claude Code for terminal-based coding. Top coding performance across multiple benchmarks.
Pros
- β200K context window, longest in class
- βTop coding performance in benchmarks
- βClear logic, fewer hallucinations
- βClaude Code CLI coding experience is excellent
- βFree Sonnet is sufficient for daily use
Cons
- βLimited daily uses on free tier
- βOpus and extended thinking require Pro
- βRequires VPN in some regions
- βNo image generation capability
Key Features
200K Long ContextClaude Code CLIExtended ThinkingArtifacts PreviewProjects ManagementFile Upload AnalysisMultilingual Chat