Compiler Explorer
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Compiler Explorer, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Compiler Explorer's own pricing page, checked 9 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Warm fuzzy glow | $1 a month | Patreon supporter membership |
| Coder Karma | $5 a month | Patreon supporter membership |
| Super supporter | $10 a month | Patreon supporter membership |
| Legendary supporter | $50 a month | Patreon supporter membership · Limited (20 remaining) |
The facts
Each one read from Compiler Explorer's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- AI feature privacy
- The site says Claude Explain sends source code and compilation output to Anthropic, and that Anthropic does not collect or use the data to train its model.checked 9 Oct 2026
- AI opt-out
- The site says it will not process code with AI when it finds the string "no-ai" in the source or included libraries.checked 9 Oct 2026
- API
- The README says a simple REST API can compile code to assembly and list compilers.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Code execution
- The interface includes controls to link and execute compiled code.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Compilation views
- The interface offers compiler output alongside tools and views such as LLVM IR, Rust MIR, AST, and control-flow graphs.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The interface links to CppInsights and Quick-bench as companion tools.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Languages and compilers
- The project README says it supports 30+ programming languages and multiple compilers for each language.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Libraries
- Libraries can be searched and added by version, and the site says they are installed using the Conan package manager.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Library limitation
- The site says Windows-based compilers currently do not support libraries.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Security isolation
- A 2025 article by the creator says compilation and execution run in nsjail sandboxes with Linux namespaces, resource limits, and filesystem isolation.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Self-hosting
- The project README links to instructions for running a local instance and using local compilers.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Sharing and saving
- Users can share code by URL and save or load editor text using browser storage or local files.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Support
- The project lists Discord, a public mailing list, GitHub issues, and email to Matt as ways to get help.checked 9 Oct 2026
- What it does
- Compiler Explorer lets you edit code in a browser and inspect the compiled output, including assembly.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Who it serves
- The project describes an interactive compiler exploration website for seeing how code looks after compilation.checked 9 Oct 2026
The company
- Founded
- 2012checked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
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