Comparison
Claude Code vs OpenAI Codex
Measured differences only. See each profile for full sourcing.
Measured differences - no winner is declared
Products (2)
| Attribute | Claude Code | OpenAI Codex |
|---|---|---|
| Company | Anthropic | OpenAI |
| Type | Agent | Agent |
| Popularity rank | #5 — | #6 — |
| Trend 7d | -3% | +11% |
| Momentum 30d | -25% | +4% |
| Wikipedia views 28d | — | — |
| HN stories 28d | 186 | 108 |
| Entry price | $20/moVerified <24h | $20/moNot verified |
| Free tier | No | No |
| Enterprise plan | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | No | No |
| Deployment | local, cloud | local, cloud |
| Platforms | CLI, VS Code, JetBrains, web, desktop | CLI, IDE, web |
| Text | ✓ | ✓ |
| Reasoning | – | – |
| Coding | ✓ | ✓ |
| Image generation | – | – |
| Video generation | – | – |
| Speech | – | – |
| Web search | – | – |
| Deep research | – | – |
| Agents | ✓ | ✓ |
| Computer use | ✓ | – |
| File analysis | – | – |
| Memory | – | – |
| API | – | – |
| Local / offline | – | – |
| Linked models | — | — |
| GitHub stars | 148,442 | 126,928 |
| Launched | 24 Feb 2025 | 16 May 2025 |
| Last tracked event | — | — |
| Price data freshness | Verified <24h | Not verified |
Popularity rank over time
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