--- {"title": "Conductor vs opcode (formerly Claudia) in 2026", "description": "A 2026 look at two Claude Code session managers: Conductor's cloud agent team and opcode's local GUI toolkit, priced and set up.", "url": "https://supakeeper.com/conductor-vs-opcode/", "date": "2026-10-10"} --- A 2026 look at two Claude Code session managers: Conductor's cloud agent team and opcode's local GUI toolkit, priced and set up. Conductor runs a team of coding agents in the cloud [^1], on isolated microVMs with repos and dependencies pre-installed [^1]. opcode (formerly Claudia) is a GUI app and Toolkit for Claude Code for creating custom agents, managing interactive Claude Code sessions, and running secure background agents [^2] [^2]. AgentHydra shows the Claude Code, Codex and OpenCode sessions on your machine in one searchable list that updates live while they run [^3]. On needs, Conductor's page says it covers a cloud team of coding agents [^1] whose sandboxes spin up in seconds so the agents can run for hours [^1]. opcode's page says it covers custom agents, interactive Claude Code sessions, and secure background agents, all kept locally on the machine [^2] [^2]. AgentHydra's claims cover one live searchable list of your sessions [^3], with costs shown at API list prices by day, model, project and account [^3].| | Option | Runs where | Price | Install | |---|---|---|---| | Conductor | Runs a team of coding agents in the cloud on isolated microVMs with repos and dependencies pre-installed [^1] [^1] | not published | desktop app, mobile, or API [^1] | | opcode (formerly Claudia) | Local GUI for Claude Code; all data stays on your machine, agents run in separate processes [^2] [^2] [^2] | not published; AGPL licensed [^2] | release executables to be published soon; requires Windows 10/11, macOS 11+, or Linux (Ubuntu 20.04+) [^2] [^2] | | AgentHydra | Your own machine, listing Claude Code, Codex and OpenCode sessions in one live searchable list [^3] | free, no account or subscription [^3] | one-line PowerShell script on Windows, a build from GitHub Releases, or from source with Bun [^3] | ## The short answer Conductor lets a team run coding agents in the cloud [^1], on isolated microVMs with repos and dependencies pre-installed [^1]. opcode (formerly Claudia) is a GUI app and Toolkit for Claude Code for creating custom agents, managing interactive Claude Code sessions, and running secure background agents, all kept locally on the machine [^2] [^2]. AgentHydra shows the Claude Code, Codex and OpenCode sessions on your machine in one searchable list that updates live while they run [^3]. On needs, Conductor's page says it covers a cloud team of coding agents [^1] whose sandboxes spin up in seconds so the agents can run for hours [^1]. opcode's page says it covers custom agents, interactive Claude Code sessions, and secure background agents [^2], with all data kept on the user's machine locally [^2]. AgentHydra's claims cover one live searchable list of your sessions [^3], with costs shown at API list prices by day, model, project and account [^3]. ## What Conductor, opcode (formerly Claudia) is built for Conductor's own page says it lets teams run a team of coding agents in the cloud [^1]. It is multiplayer, letting teammates share a workspace link, see who is active, follow work, and prompt agents together in real time [^1]. Its cloud runs the agents on isolated microVMs with repos and dependencies pre-installed [^1], and sandboxes spin up in seconds so agents can run for hours [^1]. It can be used from the desktop app, mobile, or via an API [^1], and its API can create a session [^1]. Users can bring their own subscriptions and keys [^1]. It is SOC 2 Type II certified [^1] and is made by Melty Labs [^1]. opcode (formerly Claudia) describes itself as a GUI app and Toolkit for Claude Code [^2], built with Tauri 2 [^2], and states it is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Anthropic [^2]. It runs agents in separate processes for process isolation [^2], keeps all data on the user's machine locally [^2], and does not collect or track data [^2]. ## What AgentHydra is built for AgentHydra is made by the team that publishes this site. It shows Claude Code, Codex and OpenCode sessions on your machine in one searchable list, updated live while they run [^3]. You can type a reply into a Claude session's own desktop chat, or send one message to several sessions [^3]. You can move a Claude chat, history included, to another of your accounts [^3], and it can split a task's pieces across Claude Code CLI sessions on your accounts, moving a worker to another account when one nears its limit [^3]. It shows cost at API list prices by day, model, project and account [^3], and pairs each failed shell command with the command that fixed it, so you can copy those pairs out as a rules file for your agents [^3]. It lists each Claude and Codex account with its plan and 5-hour and weekly quota, and can open, focus, quit, create and delete Claude Desktop instances [^3]. It exposes its features as MCP tools, including whoami and usage checks so an agent knows which account it is on and how much quota is left [^3]. ## Pricing and fees The facts here state no cost for either rival, so none is given. Conductor's page says users can bring their own subscriptions and keys [^1]. opcode is licensed under the AGPL License [^2], and its sources state no price either [^2]. AgentHydra is free, with no account or subscription [^3], and is open source under the MIT License [^3]. For current pricing of either rival, check its own pages, since the facts here give no figure. ## Setting it up and daily use Conductor's sources give no install steps; the page says sandboxes spin up in seconds [^1] on isolated microVMs with repos pre-installed [^1]. Daily, teammates share a workspace link, see who is active, follow work, and prompt agents together in real time [^1], conducting from the desktop app, mobile, or API [^1]. opcode states it requires Windows 10/11, macOS 11+, or Linux (Ubuntu 20.04+), at least 4GB of RAM (8GB recommended), and at least 1GB of free storage [^2] [^2] [^2]. Its release executables will be published soon [^2], and the sources here give no download steps beyond that. Daily, you create custom agents, manage the interactive Claude Code sessions, and run secure background agents [^2]. On Windows, AgentHydra installs with a one-line PowerShell script, or you download a build from GitHub Releases or run from source with Bun [^3]. The tray app needs Windows; macOS and Linux builds exist but have not been verified [^3]. Daily, sessions appear in the one searchable list with live updates [^3]. ## Things to check before you choose Ask what each tool is for and where it runs, because the two rivals differ. Conductor's page speaks of a cloud team of coding agents [^1], while opcode is a local GUI that keeps all data on the machine [^2] [^2]. Ask what the tool collects and how it is set up on your system. opcode states it does not collect or track data [^2], and the facts here do not cover Conductor's data handling, so check its own pages. Ask which operating systems are supported, since opcode names specific ones [^2] and AgentHydra's tray app needs Windows [^3]. Ask about price, since neither rival states one, and ask whether you want sessions listed and controlled from your own machine before relying on a cloud team. ## How to choose If you want a cloud team of coding agents on isolated microVMs with repos pre-installed [^1] [^1], with sandboxes that spin up in seconds [^1] and a multiplayer workspace [^1], Conductor's page says that. If you want a local GUI for Claude Code that creates custom agents, manages interactive sessions, and runs secure background agents while keeping all data on your machine [^2] [^2] [^2], opcode's page says that. If you want your Claude Code, Codex and OpenCode sessions in one live searchable list [^3], with a reply typed into a Claude session's own chat or sent to several sessions [^3], or a task split across Claude Code CLI sessions with a worker moved near an account limit [^3], the AgentHydra claims cover that. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Conductor free to use? Conductor's sources give no price, so nothing is published here. Its page says users can bring their own subscriptions and keys [^1], but it gives no free or paid plan in the facts here. Check Conductor's own pages for current pricing before you decide. ### Is opcode free and open source? opcode (formerly Claudia) is licensed under the AGPL License [^2]. Its sources do not state a price, so the price is not published here. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Anthropic [^2]. Its release executables will be published soon [^2], so check its own pages for how to run it. ### What does Conductor run and where? Conductor runs a team of coding agents in the cloud on isolated microVMs with repos and dependencies pre-installed [^1] [^1]. Sandboxes spin up in seconds so the agents can run for hours [^1]. It can be used from the desktop app, mobile, or via the API [^1], and it is SOC 2 Type II certified [^1]. ### Does opcode keep its data on the machine? opcode keeps all data on the user's machine locally and does not collect or track data [^2] [^2]. Agents run in separate processes for process isolation [^2]. It requires Windows 10/11, macOS 11+, or Linux (Ubuntu 20.04+) [^2], at least 4GB of RAM (8GB recommended) [^2], and at least 1GB of free storage [^2]. ### What does AgentHydra show about AI sessions? AgentHydra shows the Claude Code, Codex and OpenCode sessions on your machine in one searchable list that updates live while they run [^3]. It can type a reply into a Claude session's own desktop chat or send one message to several sessions [^3], and it can move a Claude chat to another of your accounts [^3]. It is free and open source under the MIT License [^3] [^3]. Free, with no account or subscription. [^3] - [Visit AgentHydra](/go/conductor-vs-opcode) ## Sources [^1]: Conductor, conductor.build, read 2026-10-08 (https://conductor.build) [^2]: opcode (formerly Claudia), github.com/getAsterisk/claudia, read 2026-10-08 (https://github.com/getAsterisk/claudia) [^3]: AgentHydra's own description of itself (the product of this site's publisher) (/go/conductor-vs-opcode)