Claude Code vs Vercel AI SDK

FeatureClaude CodeVercel AI SDK
CategoryCoding AssistantsAI Development
PricingPay-per-use (API)Free (open-source)
GitHub Stars25,00012,000
PlatformsmacOS, Linux, WindowsWeb
Features
  • ✓ Terminal-native
  • ✓ Multi-file editing
  • ✓ Git integration
  • ✓ Codebase reasoning
  • ✓ Tool use
  • ✓ MCP support
  • ✓ React hooks
  • ✓ Streaming
  • ✓ Multi-model
  • ✓ Tool calling
  • ✓ Structured output
  • ✓ Edge runtime
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