Warp

by Denver Technologies, Inc. (d/b/a Warp.dev)

Warp is an open-source, AI-assisted terminal and coding-agent CLI for macOS, Windows and Linux; a separate hosted product, Warp Factories, adds paid team-wide agent orchestration for automating pull requests.

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At a Glance

Type

Developer tools

Pricing

FreemiumFree tier; Build from $20/mo (1,500 credits); Max from $200/mo (18,000 credits); Business $50/user/mo; Enterprise: contact sales

Best For

Running an AI-assisted terminal with a built-in coding agent, or automating routine pull requests with fleets of agents triggered by GitHub issues, Slack or Jira.

Platforms

CLI, macOS, Windows, Linux, Web console

Models

Claude, GPT, Gemini, Kimi, MiniMax, Qwen

Founded

2020

Headquarters

New York, United States

Free Tier

Available

Licence

Open Source

Key Features

Pros & Cons

Strengths

  • Free tier includes the terminal and Warp Agent CLI with pay-as-you-go credits, per warp.dev/pricing
  • Client codebase is open source (github.com/warpdotdev/warp) under AGPLv3/MIT, so it can be audited
  • Same agent CLI works across macOS, Windows and Linux
  • Supports multiple model providers (Claude, GPT, Gemini, plus open-weight models) rather than one lock-in

Limitations

  • Its terms of service reserve the right to use customer data for analytics and to train its algorithms and models via machine learning.
  • AI usage is credit-metered above the free tier: the Build plan includes 1,500 credits ("$20 value at API rates") before extra credits must be bought.
  • Factories has its own separate Pay-as-you-go or Build tier (usage-based, no subscription required for Pay-as-you-go), open to individual developers, not gated to Business/Enterprise plans.
  • No UK or EU data residency option is stated on the pricing or terms pages reviewed.

Integrations

GitHubGitLabSlackJiraLinear

What it is

Warp is a terminal application, built in Rust, that adds an AI coding agent and natural-language command handling to the command line. Typing # followed by a description gets a suggested command; right-clicking an error asks the agent to explain it. A separate component, the Warp Agent CLI, runs the same agent inside any existing terminal via a curl install, without requiring the Warp app itself.

How it fits together

Beyond single-session help, Warp Factories — a separate hosted product with its own Pay-as-you-go, Build, Business and Enterprise tiers — let a team or an individual developer define automation as a factory.yaml file so that fleets of agents pick up work triggered by GitHub issues, Slack messages, Jira tickets or a schedule, and open pull requests. The open-source part of Warp is the terminal client on GitHub, under a dual licence: the UI framework is MIT, the rest AGPLv3. Warp supports Claude, GPT and Gemini models, and its April 2026 newsroom post says model support was extended to open-weight options including Kimi, MiniMax and Qwen.

Dependencies and deployment

Terminal input and output is sent to whichever AI provider is configured; Enterprise customers can run Warp against their own VPC and control data retention. Installers exist for macOS 10.14+, Windows 10/11 (x64/ARM64) and Linux (.deb, .rpm, AppImage, Arch).

Limits

Its terms of service reserve rights to use account data for training its own models, and heavier agent use is metered by credits rather than unlimited on any paid tier.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Warp free to use?
Yes. The Free tier includes the terminal and Warp Agent CLI access plus pay-as-you-go reload credits, according to warp.dev/pricing; paid tiers start at $20/month (Build) for 1,500 included credits.

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