BRIX vs Conductor: which one should run your Claude Code agents?

BRIX is a Conductor alternative for people who ship a product and also have to sell it. Conductor is a free Mac app that runs Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and OpenCode in isolated git worktrees and is excellent at review and merge. BRIX runs your agents on macOS and Windows, connects them into teams, and adds studios for copy, ads, carousels and video.

Updated October 3, 2026 · by the BRIX team

What is Conductor?

Conductor (conductor.build) is a desktop app for running several coding agents in parallel on your Mac. As of October 2026, its docs list Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and OpenCode as supported agents. Each task lives in its own workspace, and each workspace is a git worktree with its own branch, terminal and diff.

Isolation: one git worktree and one branch per workspace, so agents never write over each other.
Review flow: a diff viewer per workspace, pull request creation and merging, then archive the workspace.
Accounts: it uses your own Claude Code or Codex login, or a Cursor API key, plus GitHub.
Platform: macOS only. Windows and Linux are on a waitlist.
Pricing: free for local workspaces. Pro is US$ 50/month (cloud workspaces, multiplayer, API, mobile app); Teams is US$ 60/user/month.

Facts taken from conductor.build, its pricing page and its docs on 2026-10-03. Check the source before deciding: these tools change every month.

What is BRIX?

BRIX is a desktop app for Claude Code orchestration. You run Claude Code, Codex, Antigravity and OpenCode side by side in a grid or on a free canvas, on the subscriptions you already pay for. The difference is what happens next: the same agents that build the product also write its copy, ads, carousels and video, reading the same local product base in Markdown.

Connected agents: you draw an edge between two terminals and they can send each other prompts and read each other. The edge is the permission.
Squads and a lead agent: ready-made teams (feature, cacabug, blindagem, oferta, conteudo) with roles and briefings, or medmaestri team to create a supervisor plus workers in one command.
Persistent memory: SuperAgents keep rules, a knowledge base and a memory that grows across sessions.
Marketing studios (PRO): COPY, Static Ads, Carousel & Content and Video, all reading product.md, publico.md, oferta.md.
Platforms: macOS on Apple Silicon and Windows.

How do BRIX and Conductor compare feature by feature?

	Conductor	BRIX
Main job	Run parallel coding agents, review and merge their work	Run and connect agents, then take the product from code to sales
Agents	Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, OpenCode	Claude Code, Codex, Antigravity, OpenCode, any shell
Isolation per task	Automatic git worktree and branch per workspace	Agents share the workspace folder; no automatic worktrees
Agents talking to each other	Not its focus: each workspace is independent	Yes: edges on the canvas, `ask`/`send`/`check`, lead agent recruiting workers
Review	Per-workspace diff, PR creation and merge	Diff against HEAD with commit and push from the app
Memory across sessions	Not documented	SuperAgents with persistent memory and a knowledge base
Marketing output	No	COPY, Static Ads, Carousel & Content, Video (PRO plan)
Platforms	macOS	macOS (Apple Silicon) and Windows
Price	Free locally; Pro US$ 50/mo; Teams US$ 60/user/mo	STARTER US$ 10/mo for 3 months, then US$ 14; PRO US$ 30/mo
Team and cloud	Cloud workspaces and multiplayer on Pro	Local, single user; your files stay on your disk
Model billing	Your own Claude, Codex or Cursor account	Your own subscriptions; BRIX does not charge for tokens

Where is Conductor better than BRIX?

If your whole job is code, Conductor has real advantages and we would rather say so here than have you find out later.

Worktree isolation out of the box. Five agents on five branches with zero setup. In BRIX, agents in the same workspace touch the same folder, so you split the work by role or create worktrees yourself.
A tighter PR loop. Branch, diff, pull request, merge, archive: that cycle is the center of the product.
Cursor support. If Cursor is your agent of choice, Conductor runs it. BRIX does not list Cursor.
Free to start. Local use costs nothing. BRIX is paid after a 7-day trial.
Teams and cloud. Conductor Pro and Teams add cloud workspaces and multiplayer. BRIX is a local, single-user app.

Where is BRIX better than Conductor?

Agents that collaborate, not just run side by side. Connect a reviewer to a builder, or name a lead agent that recruits workers, splits the task and follows up. See how to orchestrate a team of AI agents.
The work after the code. The product base you write once feeds the sales page, the ad creatives, the carousel and the video. The ad repeats what the page promised because both read the same oferta.md. More in from code to sales.
Memory. A SuperAgent remembers what you corrected last week. A fresh terminal does not.
Windows. BRIX runs on Windows today; Conductor is macOS only.
Visibility without opening terminals. The Scene view turns each agent into a pixel-art character that reflects the real terminal activity, so you see who is waiting for you.

When should you choose Conductor, and when BRIX?

Choose Conductor if

You are a developer on a Mac and your output is merged pull requests.
You want strict branch isolation per agent with no setup.
You use Cursor as an agent, or you need shared cloud workspaces for a team.
You want a free tool and have no marketing work in the same loop.

Choose BRIX if

You build a product and also sell it: SaaS, app, digital product, course.
You want agents that talk to each other and a lead agent that splits the work.
You want one local product base that both your code agents and your copy, ads and video read.
You are on Windows, or you work across macOS and Windows.

They are not mutually exclusive. You can keep Conductor for branch-per-task coding and open BRIX for the launch: the copy, the creatives and the video.

How do you try BRIX next to Conductor?

1
Download BRIX
Get it from the download page for macOS (Apple Silicon) or Windows.
2
Use the CLIs you already have
BRIX picks up Claude Code, Codex, Antigravity or OpenCode with the login already on your machine. Nothing to pay for the models twice.
3
Create a squad on a real task
Run a ready-made squad, or medmaestri team --count 3 from a terminal, on the same task you gave Conductor, and compare.
4
Decide in 7 days
STARTER is free for 7 days with no card. See the plans.

Frequently asked questions

Is BRIX a good Conductor alternative?

Yes, if you also need to sell what you build or you are on Windows. If you only want isolated branches and a fast PR loop on a Mac, Conductor is the more focused tool.

Does BRIX use git worktrees like Conductor?

No. Agents in a BRIX workspace share the same folder, and BRIX does not create worktrees automatically. You can create worktrees yourself and open a terminal in each one.

Is Conductor free?

As of October 2026, local use of Conductor is free and you bring your own agent accounts. Pro costs US$ 50/month and Teams US$ 60 per user per month.

Does Conductor run on Windows?

Not as of October 2026: its install docs say it is available for macOS, with Windows and Linux on a waitlist. BRIX runs on macOS (Apple Silicon) and Windows.

Do I pay for Claude Code again inside BRIX or Conductor?

No in both cases. Each one runs the agent CLIs with the login or key you already have; BRIX charges only for the environment.