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Codex vs Cursor vs Devin vs GitHub Copilot

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Agentic Tools · verified 13 Aug 2026

×CodexOpenAIcurrent
×CursorCursorcurrent
×DevinCognitioncurrent
×GitHub CopilotGitHubcurrent
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SpecificationCodexCursorDevinGitHub Copilot
SummaryHolds the Terminal-Bench record.Market leader for day-to-day development.Ticket in, pull request out.Safest enterprise default.
SurfaceCLI + cloudIDECloudIDE
Price$20/mofrom $20/mo$10/mo
SubagentsNo
CategoryAgentic ToolsAgentic ToolsAgentic ToolsAgentic Tools
OfficialOpenAICursorCognitionGitHub

Highlighted rows are where these differ.

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 →

Devin

  • The only real bet on hands-off autonomy

Best for delegation.

Full spec sheet →

GitHub Copilot

Safest enterprise default.

Best for enterprise.

Full spec sheet →