Cursor vs OpenAI Codex
Cursor Anysphere
An AI code editor built on VS Code, with tab completion, chat and agents that change many files at once.
VisitOpenAI Codex OpenAI
OpenAI’s coding agent, in ChatGPT, a terminal CLI and IDE extensions, that works on tasks in the cloud or locally.
VisitSide by side
| Property | Cursor | OpenAI Codex |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Product | Product |
| Category | AI coding tools | AI coding tools |
| Made by | Anysphere | OpenAI |
| Pricing | Free plan + paid | Paid |
| Open source | No | Yes |
| API | No | Yes |
| Platforms | IDE, Desktop, Terminal | Terminal, IDE, Web |
| Startup | Yes | Yes |
Features
Only Cursor
- ai editor
- autocomplete
- multi-model
Both
- coding agent
- mcp
- code review
Only OpenAI Codex
- terminal
- autonomous