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Verified
ToolMarketCap
Claude CodeAnthropic · Coding agents
Entry price
$20/mo
Free tier
No
Logged activity · 90d
62/100

Terminal agent vs terminal agent

2Verified differences2Shared3Not yet verified
OpenAI CodexOpenAI · Coding agents
Entry price
Not yet verified
Free tier
Not yet verified
Logged activity · 90d
71/100

Claude Code vs OpenAI Codex

2Verified differences1Pricing differences · 2 not verified for both0Claude Code · verified changes 30d3OpenAI Codex · verified changes 30d
Entry priceClaude Code starts at $20/mo; no paid monthly price is verified for OpenAI Codex.
DeliveryShared delivery: Terminal agent.
Last 30 daysClaude Code logged 0 verified changes, OpenAI Codex 3 verified changes.
Evidence4 of 7 compared facts are verified for both; 3 only for Claude Code.

At a glance

Verified values · no winner is picked
Claude Code and OpenAI Codex: price, free tier, licence, self-hosting, enterprise
DimensionClaude CodeOpenAI Codex
Entry price$20/moNot yet verified
Free tierNoNot yet verified
Open sourceNoYes
Self-hostingNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Enterprise (SSO + offering)YesNot yet verified
Switch from Claude CodeSwitch from OpenAI CodexAdd Claude Code to a stackAdd OpenAI Codex to a stack

Where they differ

2
Editor integrations
Claude CodeVS Code, JetBrains
claude.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 1 Oct 2026
Claude Code — official site

claude.com/product/claude-code lists VS Code and JetBrains among the surfaces Claude Code runs in.

https://claude.com/product/claude-code ↗
OpenAI CodexVS Code, Cursor, Windsurf — via the Codex IDE extension
github.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 2 Oct 2026
OpenAI Codex — official repository README

README: "If you want Codex in your code editor (VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf), install in your IDE."

https://github.com/openai/codex ↗
Business model
Claude CodeSubscription — included with Claude Pro, Max, Team, and Enterprise plans
claude.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 1 Oct 2026
Claude — official pricing page

claude.com/pricing feature tables mark Claude Code as included (Yes) for Pro, Max 5x, Max 20x, Team, and both Enterprise options, and not included (No) for Free.

https://claude.com/pricing ↗
OpenAI CodexIncluded with ChatGPT plans — Plus, Pro, Business, Edu, and Enterprise; or an API key
github.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 2 Oct 2026
OpenAI Codex — official repository README

README: "We recommend signing into your ChatGPT account to use Codex as part of your Plus, Pro, Business, Edu, or Enterprise plan." "You can also use Codex with an API key".

https://github.com/openai/codex ↗

Pricing face-off

USD list price · monthly billing
Claude CodeFree tier: No
Entry price · Claude Pro
$20/mo
Claude Pro$20/mo
Enterprise seat (plus API usage)$20/mo, annual
Team — standard seat$25/mo
Claude Max (from)$100/mo
Team — premium seat$125/mo
claude.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 1 Oct 2026
Claude — official pricing page
https://claude.com/pricing ↗
OpenAI CodexFree tier: not yet verified
No paid price verified yet

Where they match

2Toggle
Delivery
Claude CodeTerminal agent — plus a desktop app, VS Code and JetBrains extensions, web, iOS, and Slack
claude.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 1 Oct 2026
Claude Code — official site

claude.com/product/claude-code: "Steer and review from your terminal, IDE, Slack, or web", with surfaces listed as Terminal, Web, iOS, VS Code, JetBrains, Slack, and Desktop.

https://claude.com/product/claude-code ↗
OpenAI CodexTerminal agent — plus IDE extensions, a desktop app, and Codex Web in the cloud
github.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 2 Oct 2026
OpenAI Codex — official repository README

github.com/openai/codex README: "Codex CLI is a coding agent from OpenAI that runs locally on your computer." It points to the IDE install, the desktop app ("run codex app"), and "Codex Web" at chatgpt.com/codex.

https://github.com/openai/codex ↗
Platforms
Claude CodemacOS, Windows, Linux
code.claude.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 1 Oct 2026
Claude Code — official setup guide

code.claude.com/docs/en/setup system requirements: macOS 13.0+, Windows 10 1809+ or Windows Server 2019+, Ubuntu 20.04+, Debian, and Alpine Linux 3.19+.

https://code.claude.com/docs/en/setup ↗
OpenAI CodexmacOS, Windows, Linux
github.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 2 Oct 2026
OpenAI Codex — official repository README

README: "Run the following on Mac or Linux to install Codex CLI" and "Run the following on Windows to install Codex CLI".

https://github.com/openai/codex ↗

Not yet verified for one or both

3
Free tier
Claude CodeNo — not included on the Claude Free plan
claude.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 1 Oct 2026
Claude — official pricing page

claude.com/pricing individual-plan comparison table: the "Claude Code" row reads No for Free and Yes for Pro and Max.

https://claude.com/pricing ↗
OpenAI CodexNot yet verified
Single sign-on
Claude CodeTeam tier and above — single sign-on on the Team plan
claude.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 1 Oct 2026
Claude — official pricing page

claude.com/pricing lists "Single sign-on (SSO)" among Team plan features ("For teams of 2 to 150").

https://claude.com/pricing ↗
OpenAI CodexNot yet verified
Enterprise
Claude CodeUS$20 per seat per month billed annually, plus usage at API rates — SCIM, audit logs, Compliance API
claude.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 1 Oct 2026
Claude — official pricing page

claude.com/pricing Enterprise: "Seat price + usage at API rates — US$20/seat/month, billed annually", with SCIM, audit logs, and a Compliance API.

https://claude.com/pricing ↗
OpenAI CodexNot yet verified

References

Links — shown, never counted as differences
Documentation
Claude Codecode.claude.com/docs/en/overview
code.claude.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 1 Oct 2026
Claude Code — official documentation

https://code.claude.com/docs/en/overview returned HTTP 200 with the Claude Code documentation overview.

https://code.claude.com/docs/en/overview ↗
OpenAI Codexdevelopers.openai.com/codex
github.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 2 Oct 2026
OpenAI Codex — official repository README

README links "Codex Documentation" to developers.openai.com/codex.

https://github.com/openai/codex ↗
Changelog
Claude Codegithub.com/anthropics/claude-code/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md
github.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 1 Oct 2026
Claude Code — official GitHub repository

CHANGELOG.md in the official anthropics/claude-code repository; versioned, dated releases are published at github.com/anthropics/claude-code/releases.

https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code ↗
OpenAI Codexgithub.com/openai/codex/releases
github.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 2 Oct 2026
OpenAI Codex — GitHub releases

Codex release notes are published as GitHub releases of openai/codex.

https://github.com/openai/codex/releases ↗
Source repository
Claude CodeNot yet verified
OpenAI Codexgithub.com/openai/codex
github.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 31 Oct 2026
OpenAI Codex — official repository

OpenAI's public repository for the Codex CLI.

https://github.com/openai/codex ↗

Recent record

Each side’s own record · not a score
Recent record of Claude Code and OpenAI Codex, side by side
ReadingClaude CodeOpenAI Codex
Verified changes0 in 30 days · 7 in 90 days · Coding agents median 0.53 in 30 days · 5 in 90 days · Coding agents median 0.5
Last verified change7 Oct 2026 · 30 days ago26 Oct 2026 · 11 days ago
Activity · 90 days62 · above the Coding agents median of 52.571 · above the Coding agents median of 52.5
Latest list-price moveTeam — premium seat: $150 → $125/mo, billed monthly · 2 Feb 2026No verified price
Pricing on record5 verified plans · verified monthly entry price $20No verified price
Comparable facts7 of 7 verified4 of 7 verified

Claude Code · latest 3

  1. Release

    Claude Code adds Claude Haiku 5.5 as its default Haiku model

    Claude Code 2.1.293 adds Claude Haiku 5.5, which becomes the default Haiku model on the Anthropic API, with a 1M-token context window.

    github.com
    ObservedHigh confidencePublished 7 Oct 2026
    Claude Code — GitHub releases
    https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/releases/tag/v2.1.293 ↗
  2. Release

    Claude Sonnet 5.5 added as the default Sonnet model (v2.1.284)

    Release v2.1.284 adds Claude Sonnet 5.5, now the default Sonnet model on the Anthropic API.

    github.com
    ObservedHigh confidencePublished 28 Sept 2026
    Claude Code — official GitHub repository
    https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/releases/tag/v2.1.284 ↗
  3. Availability

    Claude Code cloud sessions become generally available

    Cloud sessions, previously Claude Code on the web, are now generally available for Pro, Max, Team, and eligible Enterprise users.

    anthropic.com
    ObservedHigh confidencePublished 23 Sept 2026
    Anthropic — news
    https://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-code-on-the-web ↗

OpenAI Codex · latest 3

  1. Release

    GPT-6.1 Terra becomes available in Codex

    GPT-6.1 Terra, a fast model with image understanding and computer use, becomes available in Codex and ChatGPT Work on Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise and Edu plans.

    developers.openai.com
    ObservedHigh confidencePublished 26 Oct 2026
    OpenAI Codex — changelog
    https://developers.openai.com/codex/changelog ↗
  2. Availability

    GPT-5.5 retires from Codex for ChatGPT sign-ins

    GPT-5.5 is removed from Codex for users signed in with ChatGPT; API-key sessions and the OpenAI API are unaffected, and users are pointed to GPT-6.1 Sol.

    developers.openai.com
    ObservedHigh confidencePublished 14 Oct 2026
    OpenAI Codex — changelog
    https://developers.openai.com/codex/changelog ↗
  3. Release

    GPT-6.1 Sol Ultrafast arrives in Codex for Pro $500 and eligible Enterprise and Edu

    An Ultrafast mode speeds up GPT-6.1 Sol token generation in Codex, limited to the Pro $500 plan and eligible Enterprise and Edu plans (off by default for Enterprise).

    developers.openai.com
    ObservedHigh confidencePublished 8 Oct 2026
    OpenAI Codex — changelog
    https://developers.openai.com/codex/changelog ↗

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