Compare Claude Code vs Codex vs Cursor vs VS Code

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Attribute	Claude Code	Codex	Cursor	VS Code
Community Score	9/100	4/100	5/100	8/100
Pricing	✓ Free	✓ Free	✓ Hobby	✓ Free
	—	—	—	✓ Free Trial (30 days)
	Pro$17/mo	Go$8/mo	Pro$16/mo	Pro$10/moPopular
	Team - Standard Seat$25/mo	Plus$20/moPopular	Teams$32/mo	Pro+$39/mo
	Max$100/mo	Business$25/mo	Pro+$60/moPopular	—
	Team - Premium Seat$150/mo	Business Monthly$30/mo	Ultra$200/mo	—
	—	Pro$200/mo	—	—
	EnterpriseContact Sales	EnterpriseContact Sales	EnterpriseContact Sales	—
	—	EduContact Sales	—	—
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Platform	LINUX, MACOS, WINDOWS, SDK, API, Web	Web, MACOS, WINDOWS	WINDOWS, MACOS, LINUX	WINDOWS, MACOS, LINUX
API / SDK	API + SDK	N/A	N/A	N/A
Docs / Source	Docs	Docs Source	Docs	Docs Source
Developer	Anthropic, Inc.	OpenAI, Inc.	Cursor, Inc.	Microsoft
Features	Natural language code editing and generation Multi-file codebase understanding Agentic search and indexing Git workflow automation Test execution and debugging Architecture and code explanation	Cloud-based software engineering agent Answers codebase questions Executes code in isolated sandbox Drafts pull requests Multiple parallel task execution GitHub repository integration	AI-powered code completion and generation Context-aware code suggestions and corrections Natural language code editing and transformation Codebase exploration and comprehension assistance Built-in AI chat for code-related questions Automatic documentation generation	IntelliSense code completion and error detection Integrated debugging with breakpoints and call stacks Built-in Git version control integration Extensive extension marketplace with 40,000+ extensions Multi-language support with syntax highlighting Integrated terminal with multiple shell support
Integrations	VS Code Cursor Windsurf JetBrains IDEs Neovim GitHub	GitHub ChatGPT OpenAI o3 Version Control Systems	GitHub GitLab VS Code extensions (partial compatibility) Language servers Terminal and command palette	GitHub Git Azure DevOps Docker Kubernetes GitHub Copilot
Use Case Fit	Agentic code execution Multi-file coordination Extended thinking Sub-agent parallelization	Code generation Code analysis Bug fixing Pull request creation	Code context understanding Multi-language code generation Natural language to code translation Code pattern recognition	AI coding assistant integration Intelligent code completion Code analysis and suggestions Automated refactoring assistance
System Requirements	—	Any (Web-based)	Windows 10+ macOS 11+ Ubuntu 20.04+	Windows 10/11 macOS 10.15+ Linux (64-bit)
Data refreshed	Mar 8, 2026	Mar 8, 2026	Feb 2, 2026	Mar 8, 2026

Compare Claude Code vs Codex vs Cursor vs VS Code

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Attribute	Claude Code	Codex	Cursor	VS Code
Community Score	9/100	4/100	5/100	8/100
Pricing	✓ Free	✓ Free	✓ Hobby	✓ Free
	—	—	—	✓ Free Trial (30 days)
	Pro$17/mo	Go$8/mo	Pro$16/mo	Pro$10/moPopular
	Team - Standard Seat$25/mo	Plus$20/moPopular	Teams$32/mo	Pro+$39/mo
	Max$100/mo	Business$25/mo	Pro+$60/moPopular	—
	Team - Premium Seat$150/mo	Business Monthly$30/mo	Ultra$200/mo	—
	—	Pro$200/mo	—	—
	EnterpriseContact Sales	EnterpriseContact Sales	EnterpriseContact Sales	—
	—	EduContact Sales	—	—
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Platform	LINUX, MACOS, WINDOWS, SDK, API, Web	Web, MACOS, WINDOWS	WINDOWS, MACOS, LINUX	WINDOWS, MACOS, LINUX
API / SDK	API + SDK	N/A	N/A	N/A
Docs / Source	Docs	Docs Source	Docs	Docs Source
Developer	Anthropic, Inc.	OpenAI, Inc.	Cursor, Inc.	Microsoft
Features	Natural language code editing and generation Multi-file codebase understanding Agentic search and indexing Git workflow automation Test execution and debugging Architecture and code explanation	Cloud-based software engineering agent Answers codebase questions Executes code in isolated sandbox Drafts pull requests Multiple parallel task execution GitHub repository integration	AI-powered code completion and generation Context-aware code suggestions and corrections Natural language code editing and transformation Codebase exploration and comprehension assistance Built-in AI chat for code-related questions Automatic documentation generation	IntelliSense code completion and error detection Integrated debugging with breakpoints and call stacks Built-in Git version control integration Extensive extension marketplace with 40,000+ extensions Multi-language support with syntax highlighting Integrated terminal with multiple shell support
Integrations	VS Code Cursor Windsurf JetBrains IDEs Neovim GitHub	GitHub ChatGPT OpenAI o3 Version Control Systems	GitHub GitLab VS Code extensions (partial compatibility) Language servers Terminal and command palette	GitHub Git Azure DevOps Docker Kubernetes GitHub Copilot
Use Case Fit	Agentic code execution Multi-file coordination Extended thinking Sub-agent parallelization	Code generation Code analysis Bug fixing Pull request creation	Code context understanding Multi-language code generation Natural language to code translation Code pattern recognition	AI coding assistant integration Intelligent code completion Code analysis and suggestions Automated refactoring assistance
System Requirements	—	Any (Web-based)	Windows 10+ macOS 11+ Ubuntu 20.04+	Windows 10/11 macOS 10.15+ Linux (64-bit)
Data refreshed	Mar 8, 2026	Mar 8, 2026	Feb 2, 2026	Mar 8, 2026