Friday Work vs AQ for team coding agents
Both put a team and coding agents in one shared place. AQ describes itself as a multiplayer coding harness that runs in your own cloud. Friday Work runs your own Claude Code, Codex and Cursor on your own machines and shares the session around them.
How do they differ?
| Friday Work | AQ (from its own site, October 2026) | |
|---|---|---|
| Where agents run | On each person’s own machine and accounts | In a cloud environment you set up |
| What is shared | The live session, record, approvals and tools | Live terminals, a code editor and app previews |
| Existing sessions | Continue Claude Code and Codex sessions you already have | Not described on its site |
| Tools | Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and Friday’s own agent | Claude Code and Codex |
| Platforms | Desktop app for Windows and Mac | In the browser |
This table is based on what each product says about itself. Check AQ’s site for its current features.
When is AQ the better pick?
If you want agents to run in a managed cloud environment, with live terminals, an editor and previews of the running app in one browser tab, and you are happy for the code to run there, AQ’s model fits. Friday keeps the work on your machines.
When is Friday the better pick?
If your code should stay on your own machines, if people already work in their own Claude Code or Codex sessions, or if you want a team to approve what an agent runs, Friday fits.
What is Friday Work?
Friday Work is a multiplayer AI workspace for coding teams. Your people and your coding agents work in one live session: the same task, the same record, the same tools. It is a desktop app for Windows and Mac.
- Teammates join a session by link, watch every step, suggest changes and take control when it is their turn.
- Claude Code, Codex and Cursor run on your own machine and your own accounts, side by side in one session, with Friday’s own agent when you want it.
- Continue a Claude Code or Codex session you already have, instead of starting over.
- Plan, Manual or Auto: you decide what an agent may do, and approve its commands as a team.
- Connect GitHub, Slack, Linear and 50+ more tools over MCP once, and choose which agents may use them.
- Free to start. Pro is $20 a month ($18 a month billed yearly).
Common questions
Is Friday Work a cloud IDE?
No. Friday is a desktop app. Your coding agents run on your own machine, and the session is shared around them.
Can I use both?
They solve similar problems differently, so most teams choose one.