Conan vs Superagent: Features, Pricing & Which Is Better (2026)
A side-by-side comparison of Conan and Superagent — features, pricing, and ideal use cases — to help you decide which AI tool fits your workflow.
Conan
Conan
Conan is a native macOS app that wraps Claude Code in a live HUD, surfacing every prompt, tool call, skill, and token in real time.
Key features
- Live Timeline: Every command, edit, and tool call streams onto a living timeline as it happens.
- Context Window Meter: Watch the context window fill across system, tools, memory, skills, and messages while tokens burn in real time.
- Session Pulse: A live throughput pulse that spikes when Claude works and calms when it waits.
- Skills & MCP Visibility: See every skill and MCP server in play, surfaced and observable as they fire.
- Native macOS App: A native HUD for Apple silicon Macs running macOS 13+, with no subscription required.
- Claude Radio: Built-in curated audio stations to score your coding sessions.
Best for
- Monitoring Claude Code Sessions: Watch every prompt, tool call, and skill execution in real time without scrolling logs.
- Token Budget Management: Track context window usage and token burn to avoid context rot and surprise costs.
- Debugging Agent Behavior: Observe which skills and MCP servers fire to understand and debug agentic workflows.
- Staying In Flow: Keep a glanceable HUD of session activity while focusing on the work itself.
Superagent
Superagent Technologies, Inc.
Open-source AI security platform that provides runtime protection for agents, prevents data leaks, and offers hosted compliance trust centers.
Key features
- Runtime Protection: Real-time interception and inspection of agent prompts and tool calls to detect and stop data exfiltration, malicious inputs, or unsafe behavior before actions are executed.
- Prompt Inspection & Validation: Analyze and enforce policies on prompts and inputs, validate tool-call schemas and parameters, and block or modify calls that violate rules or expose sensitive data.
- Tool Call Firewall & Sandboxing: Validate, allow, or deny external tool invocations and run tools in isolated sandboxes (e.g., Vibekit) to contain risk from third-party models and tools.
- Data Redaction & Sensitive Data Protection: Automatic redaction/masking of PII and secret material in transit and in logs, preventing sensitive data from being stored or leaked to external services.
- Hosted Trust Center & Compliance Artifacts: Generate and host audit trails, dashboards, and compliance proofs that demonstrate runtime protections to enterprise buyers and security teams.
- Multi-language SDKs & High-performance Proxies: SDKs for TypeScript and Python plus proxy implementations in Node and Rust for flexible integration and production-grade performance.
- Observability & Auditing: Detailed telemetry, logging, and audit trails of agent decisions and tool usage to support incident investigation, forensics, and regulatory reviews.