Claude Code vs ChatGPT Codex
Both are agentic coding tools that edit files, run tasks in parallel, and review PRs.
Claude Code centers on a local terminal session with git worktrees and slash commands, while Codex spreads one agent across ChatGPT, IDE extensions, a CLI, and persistent cloud environments.
How to choose
Decision axis: Local terminal agent vs ChatGPT-based cloud agent
Pick Claude Code if you want the agent running in your own repo and shell, with plan mode, /rewind checkpoints, and /batch fanning large changes out into git worktrees that each open a PR.
Pick ChatGPT Codex if you already work in ChatGPT and want tasks to keep running in per-repo cloud environments after you close your laptop, with PR review and task steering from the web app, an IDE, or the open-source CLI.
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| Summary | Agentic Terminal Coding Assistant | Agentic Cloud Coding Assistant |
| Community Score | 100/100 | 61/100 |
| Pricing | ✓ Hobby | ✓ Free |
| Pro$16/mo | Go$8/mo | |
| Teams Standard$32/mo | Plus$20/mo | |
| Pro+$48/mo | Business Standard$20/mo | |
| Teams Premium$96/mo | Pro 100$100/mo | |
| Ultra$160/mo | Business Premium$100/mo | |
| — | Pro 200$200/mo | |
| — | Pro 500$500/mo | |
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| Platform | CLI, API, SDK | WINDOWS, MACOS, LINUX, ANDROID, IOS, Web, API, VSC_EXTENSION, CLI |
| API / SDK | API + SDK | API |
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| Developer | Anthropic, Inc. | OpenAI, Inc. |
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| Data refreshed | Sep 30, 2026 | Oct 1, 2026 |
