Claude Code
A terminal-native coding agent that reads, edits and runs code across a whole repository.
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Claude Code vs Codex
Claude Code (Anthropic) and Codex (OpenAI) both sit in Coding. Claude Code is the cheaper entry point at from $17/mo. Claude Code shipped more tracked changes in the last 30 days (14 vs 8). Every value below comes from the latest crawl of the vendors' own pages.
| Attribute | Claude Code Anthropic | Codex OpenAI |
|---|---|---|
| Segment | Coding | Coding |
| Version | CLI / Extensions / Desktop App / Web | Codex |
| Entry cost | from $17/mo | from $20/mo |
| Pricing tiers | Claude Pro (Monthly) $20 · Claude Pro (Annual) $17 · Claude Team (Monthly) $25 · Claude Team (Annual) $20 | Plus $20 · Pro $200 · Business $25 · API free |
| Model stack | Claude 3.5 Sonnet · Fable 5 · Fable 5.1 · Haiku · Haiku 4.5 · Opus · Opus 5 · Sonnet · Sonnet 3.5 · Sonnet 5 | 5.6 Sol · GPT-4 · GPT-5.2 · GPT-5.2-Codex · GPT-5.4 · GPT-5.6 · GPT-5.6 Luna · GPT-5.6 Sol · GPT-5.6 Terra · GPT-6 Astra · GPT-Live · gpt-oss |
| Context window | 200k | 400K tokens |
| Public API | ||
| Routes models | ||
| Changes / 30d | 14 | 8 |
| Origin | Global | Global |
| Capabilities | Terminal agent, Repo-wide edits, Subagents, MCP servers, Hooks, Background tasks, Agentic coding CLI, VS Code extension | Codex CLI, Codex IDE extension, Codex cloud, Codex Micro, Code review, Security workbench, Code generation, Codex Security |
Codex
A software engineering agent that runs tasks in parallel sandboxes and opens pull requests.
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