Comparison

Cursor vs OpenAI Codex

Overview

The AI Code Editor

Cursor is an AI-native code editor built for agentic coding, multi-file edits, debugging, and codebase-aware assistance inside a VS Code-based environment.

OpenAI Codex

A cloud-based software engineering agent from OpenAI.

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OpenAI Codex is an AI coding agent that works in the cloud and terminal to write features, fix bugs and run tests in parallel on your codebase. Available through ChatGPT plans and the CLI, it delegates engineering tasks to autonomous agents backed by OpenAI's coding models.

Features

—Codebase-aware chat
—Inline edits
—Agent workflows
—Tab completions
—Terminal integration
—Bugbot
—Cloud agents
—MCP support

—Cloud-based autonomous coding agent
—Parallel task execution in sandboxes
—Terminal (Codex CLI) and IDE access
—Reads and edits your repository
—Runs tests and proposes PRs
—Backed by OpenAI coding models

Pricing

Cursor

freemiumFree plan availableFirst-time users can start with a 2-week free Pro trial.

Plan	Price	Notes
Hobby	Free	Free tier with limited agent requests and limited model access.
Pro	$20/mo	Individual paid tier.
Teams	$40/mo	Per user per month.
Enterprise	Contact sales	Contact sales for enterprise pricing.