Pyyan / Compare / Claude Cowork vs Codex vs Cursor

Claude Cowork vs Codex vs Cursor

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Agentic Tools · verified 13 Aug 2026

×Claude CoworkAnthropiccurrent
×CodexOpenAIcurrent
×CursorCursorcurrent
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SpecificationClaude CoworkCodexCursor
SummaryKnowledge-work agent for business users.Holds the Terminal-Bench record.Market leader for day-to-day development.
SurfaceWebCLI + cloudIDE
Pricefrom $20/mo$20/mo
SubagentsNo
CategoryAgentic ToolsAgentic ToolsAgentic Tools
OfficialAnthropicOpenAICursor

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Claude Cowork

  • Excel, PowerPoint, Word and PDF output

Best for documents.

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Codex

  • Asynchronous and cloud-isolated
  • No subagent support

Best for async cloud runs.

Full spec sheet →

Cursor

  • VS Code foundation
  • ~$9B valuation

Best for daily driver.

Full spec sheet →