OpenClaw vs Claude Code 2026
OpenClaw is a self-hosted multi-platform AI assistant, 257K+ GitHub stars, $5-150/month. Claude Code is Anthropic's terminal coding agent, 80.8% on SWE-bench, $20-200/month. OpenClaw excels at cross-platform automation; Claude Code wins on coding safety.
OpenClaw had a critical RCE vulnerability (CVE-2026-25253) in early 2026, since patched. Verdict: use Claude Code for pure coding, OpenClaw for non-coding automation.