AQ
A multiplayer workspace for coding agents on your own cloud
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What is AQ?
AQ is a multiplayer agentic development environment that lets engineers, PMs, and designers collaborate on coding agent tasks with shared live terminals, code editor, and app previews. It runs on your own cloud, a dedicated AQ-managed VM, or a free personal sandbox, with support for agents like Claude Code, Codex, and Cursor.
AQ pricing
Pricing model: Freemium
Free plan (private sandbox, $5 model credits included); Team plan $50/user/month during early access
AQ pros
- Live multiplayer collaboration with keyboard handoff and real-time presence
- Isolated git worktrees per task to prevent parallel agents from conflicting
- Live app previews alongside code changes for instant feedback
- Linear integration for automatic workspace creation and status syncing
- Cross-device support (macOS, Windows, Linux, mobile) with persistent sessions
- No markup on model usage—uses your existing Claude/OpenAI accounts
AQ cons
- Early access stage with limited pricing clarity beyond Team plan at $50/user/month
- Requires setup of separate agent CLIs (Claude Code, Codex, etc.)
- Free tier limited to single-user personal sandbox
Frequently asked questions about AQ
What is included in the Free plan?
No seat charge, private AQ-managed sandbox, model usage separate (use your own subscriptions or AQ credits)
Do I need my own Claude or OpenAI subscription?
Only if using Claude Code or Codex; alternatively use AQ Models like GLM 5.2 with AQ credits
Where does my code run?
Free plan runs on private AQ-managed VM; Team plan runs on your VMs or dedicated AQ-managed VM; code/credentials stay on your VM, not shared multi-tenant
Is AQ an agentic development environment?
Yes—it provides workspaces as task surface, isolated git worktrees, real agent CLIs, live terminal/editor, and PR output, distinguished from desktop ADEs by multiplayer collaboration