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Codex vs Cursor vs Devin

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Agentic Tools · verified 24 Sept 2026

×CodexOpenAIcurrent
×CursorCursorcurrent
×DevinCognitioncurrent
2 slots left
SpecificationCodexCursorDevin
SummaryHolds the Terminal-Bench record.Market leader for day-to-day development.Ticket in, pull request out.
SurfaceCLI + cloudIDECloud
Price—$20/mofrom $20/mo
SubagentsNo——
CategoryAgentic ToolsAgentic ToolsAgentic Tools
OfficialOpenAI ↗Cursor ↗Cognition ↗

Highlighted rows are where these differ.

Codex

  • Asynchronous and cloud-isolated
  • No subagent support

Best for async cloud runs.

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Cursor

  • VS Code foundation
  • Owned by SpaceX since 14 August 2026, an all-stock deal valued at $60bn

Best for daily driver.

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Devin

  • The only real bet on hands-off autonomy

Best for delegation.

Full spec sheet →