Warp vs Clinch
Compare Warp and Clinch on pricing, free tier, open source, API, self-host, verdict and momentum.
Both are coding tools. Warp is freemium (Free $0 (BYOK + limited agent); Build from $20/mo (1,500 credits); Max from $200/mo (18,000 credits); Business from $50/user/mo) with a free tier; Clinch is free (AGPL-3.0 open source; no account, no telemetry) with open source, self-hostable and a free tier. The catalog stamp is situational for Warp and situational for Clinch, last verified 2026-08-19 and 2026-08-19 respectively.
Warp
Modern terminal with a first-party coding agent — credits for Warp Agent, BYOK on Free.
Clinch
Local-first macOS fork of Warp that keeps Claude Code and Codex sessions alive across restarts.
| field | Warp | Clinch |
|---|---|---|
| pricing | freemium · Free $0 (BYOK + limited agent); Build from $20/mo (1,500 credits); Max from $200/mo (18,000 credits); Business from $50/user/mo | free · AGPL-3.0 open source; no account, no telemetry |
| free tier | yes | yes |
| open source | no | yes |
| api | no | no |
| self-host | no | yes |
| verdict | situational | situational |
| momentum | blueshift | blueshift |
| last verified | 2026-08-19 | 2026-08-19 |
| key limitation | Agent credits and terminal UX are sold together; heavy agent use is not the Free plan. | macOS 14+ only; no Linux or Windows build. |
The call
Pick Warp for developers who want terminal modernization plus AI in one a…
Pick Clinch if open source matters.