
OpenAI Codex is a cloud coding agent for software engineering tasks.
OpenAI Codex is OpenAI's software engineering agent for working on code tasks in cloud development environments. It can inspect repositories, propose changes, run checks, and help developers move implementation work through review.
The product is part of OpenAI's coding product family and competes with other agentic coding tools, including Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, and Gemini Code Assist.
| Attribute | Codex | Claude Code | Cline CLI, Cline Coding Agent, Cline Enterprise, Cline for JetBrains, Cline VS Code Extension | DeepWiki, Devin, Devin CLI, Devin Desktop | Droid | GitHub Copilot | Mistral Vibe | OpenCode, OpenCode Go | Sourcegraph Amp | |
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| Provider | ||||||||||
| Founded | 2015 | 2021 | 2024 | 2023 | 2023 | 2008 | 2023 | 2017 | 2013 | |
| Sells To | Enterprises, Individuals | Enterprises | Enterprises, Individuals | Enterprises | Enterprise | Enterprise | Enterprises | Enterprise, Small Business | Enterprise | |
| Pricing Model | Subscription, Usage-based | Recurring, Usage-based | Recurring Subscription, Recurring Usage-Based | — | Recurring | Recurring, Software, Usage-based | Subscription, Usage-based | Recurring, Software, Usage-based | Recurring | |
| Ownership | Private, Public Benefit Corporation | Venture Capital | Open-Source, Private | Private | Venture Capital | Acquired, Equity, Venture Capital | Private | Private, Venture Capital | Private, Venture Capital |
Provider
OpenAIopenai.com$144.3B raised · Late Stage Private
Founded 2015
Sells To Enterprises, Individuals
Pricing Model Subscription, Usage-based
Ownership Private, Public Benefit Corporation
Provider
Anthropicanthropic.com$139.7B raised · Series H
Founded 2021
Sells To Enterprises
Pricing Model Recurring, Usage-based
Ownership Venture Capital
Provider
Clinecline.bot$32M raised · Series A
Founded 2024
Sells To Enterprises, Individuals
Pricing Model Recurring Subscription, Recurring Usage-Based
Ownership Open-Source, Private
Provider
Cognitioncognition.ai$596M raised · Late Stage Private
Founded 2023
Sells To Enterprises
Pricing Model —
Ownership Private
Provider
Factoryfactory.ai$155M raised · Series C
Founded 2023
Sells To Enterprise
Pricing Model Recurring
Ownership Venture Capital