Alternatives · research preview
Claude Code on the web alternatives
Anthropic hosts Claude Code in an isolated VM. You connect GitHub, submit a task, and review the PR. That page is official docs. This page is the commercial map around it: same harness on Rush, or a different harness on someone else's cloud.
Facts checked 15 September 2026. Prices and limits move. Read the citations.
Rush Cloud is our product. We run Claude Code. We also run Codex and OpenCode. This is not an attack on Anthropic's web product.
Keep Claude Code as the engine and change only the runtime, or change the engine too.
Read this first
The useful distinction
Anthropic hosts Claude Code in an isolated VM. You connect GitHub, submit a task, and review the PR. That page is official docs.
This page is the commercial map around it: same harness on Rush, or a different harness on someone else's cloud.
Routing
If you… use… not if
| If you | Use | Not if |
|---|---|---|
| Only Claude, only GitHub, happy on Anthropic's VM | Claude Code on the web | The org is on Zero Data Retention, or the remote is GitLab |
| Claude today, Codex tomorrow, one Project for the team | Rush Cloud | You need Anthropic's exact VM shape (4 vCPU / 16 GB) as a contractual fact |
Landscape
The field
Prices and limits from vendor pages retrieved 15 September 2026. Check the source before you buy.
| Tool | Job | What runs | Isolation | Proof | Price | Taps out |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rush Cloud | Run the harness you already use, in an isolated team session | Claude Code, Codex, or OpenCode | One sandbox per run | PR + trajectory, or needs_review | Free 5 agent-hours / month, then $20 Pro | Three harnesses. us-west-2. Customer VPC is roadmap. |
| Devin | Cognition's autonomous engineer on a ticket | Devin Brain + Devbox | Isolated VM per session | PR on your SCM | Pro $20 / mo; Teams $80 min | No BYO model keys. Opaque quotas. |
| Cursor Cloud Agents | Cursor Agent, unattended, in a cloud VM | Cursor Agent | Firecracker microVM | Draft PR + artifacts | Paid Cursor plan, from $20 / mo | Needs Cursor. Commands auto-run. |
| GitHub Copilot cloud agent | Issue-to-PR inside GitHub Actions | Copilot cloud agent | Ephemeral Actions VM | Draft PR + session logs | Paid Copilot, from $10 / mo | 59-minute cap. GitHub repos only. |
| Claude Code on the web | Claude Code, hosted by Anthropic | Claude Code | Anthropic VM (~4 vCPU / 16 GB) | GitHub branch + PR | Claude Pro $20 / mo and up | Research preview. Claude and GitHub only. |
| Codex cloud | OpenAI Codex in a ChatGPT cloud box | Codex | Container; agent phase offline by default | Diff + PR on GitHub/GitLab | ChatGPT Plus $20 / mo and up | API-key path has no cloud. |
| Factory Droids | Factory agent on a persistent computer | Droid | Managed 4 CPU / 8 GB computer | PR from Slack or the app | Pro $20; managed computers from Plus $100 | Unpublished rate limits. Own harness. |
| Google Jules | Async Gemini agent on a GitHub issue | Jules / Gemini | Fresh Ubuntu VM per task | GitHub PR | 15 tasks / day free; paid via Google AI | GitHub only. Individual Gmail plans. |
| Amp orbs | Amp agent on a remote machine | Amp | Fresh orb per thread | You push; gh pr create via AGENTS.md | Hobby free; Individual $20 + orb hours | Own harness. GHES unsupported. |
Depth
In depth
Free 5 agent-hours a month, then $20 Pro. 15 September 2026.
Rush Cloud
The same Claude Code harness, with Codex and OpenCode on the next Task.
Both products isolate a VM and open a GitHub PR. Rush adds Project membership, a captured trajectory, and a needs_review state when proof is missing.
Taps out. us-west-2. Metered compute. Three harnesses.
Pro $20 / mo. 15 September 2026.
Cursor Cloud Agents
Leaving the Claude Code CLI for Cursor's Agent in a VM.
This is a harness change, not a hosting change. Cursor Cloud Agents are Cursor's Agent.
Taps out. Paid Cursor plan. Not Claude Code.
ChatGPT Plus $20 / mo. 15 September 2026.
Codex cloud
Teams moving the engine to OpenAI and keeping a cloud box.
Different harness, similar job. Agent phase offline by default.
Taps out. OpenAI only. API-key path has no cloud.
Rush Cloud
What Rush Cloud is
Rush Cloud runs the same Claude Code binary Anthropic documents for the web, plus Codex and OpenCode, inside a Project your teammates can join.
Anthropic's web product is the right default when you want Anthropic to host the VM and you only need Claude. Rush is the default when the session is a team object, or when tomorrow's Task is Codex.
Official Anthropic limits that steer the choice: research preview; GitHub required to push; Zero Data Retention orgs cannot use cloud sessions; user-local ~/.claude does not carry over.
Honest limits
Skip Rush if
- You need a team that already runs Claude Code, Codex, or OpenCode. Rush does not invent a fourth harness.
- Sandboxes are us-west-2. Customer VPC is roadmap. A signed compliance report is not something we publish today.
- Compute is metered. Sixty minutes are included per user per calendar month. The invoice bills sandbox time after that allowance.
- You will review the PR. Rush does not merge for you.
FAQ
Questions people actually ask
Can I use Rush and the vendor cloud side by side?
Yes. Many teams keep Claude Code on the web or Cursor Cloud Agents for a single-vendor loop and put Rush on the tasks that need a shared Project, a second harness, or a trajectory they can hand to a reviewer.
Does Rush replace Claude Code or Codex?
No. Rush runs those binaries. You keep the seat or the key. Rush is the runtime.
Where does the code go when I leave?
Anything pushed to your GitHub remote stays there. That is the off-ramp on every product in this set, including Rush.
Is Claude Code on the web generally available?
Official docs still say research preview as of 15 September 2026.
Cluster
Keep reading
Citations
Sources
Every factual claim on this page traces to one of these URLs. Retrieval date is 15 September 2026 unless the source prints an earlier published date.
- [1] Anthropic Docs, “Use Claude Code on the web”, retrieved 2026-09-15. https://code.claude.com/docs/en/claude-code-on-the-web
- [2] Anthropic, “Claude Code on the web”, published 2025-10-20. https://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-code-on-the-web
- [3] TechCrunch, “Anthropic brings Claude Code to the web”, published 2025-10-20. https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/20/anthropic-brings-claude-code-to-the-web/
- [4] Ars Technica, “Claude Code gets a web version, but it's the new sandboxing that really matters”, published 2025-10-20. https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/10/claude-code-gets-a-web-version-but-its-the-new-sandboxing-that-really-matters/
- [5] Rush, “Rush Cloud product requirements”, retrieved 2026-09-15. https://tryrush.ai/cloud
Next
Run the next Task on Rush Cloud
Connect a repository. Pick Claude Code, Codex, or OpenCode. Review the PR.