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Cursor vs Codex
2 of 5Agentic Tools · verified 24 Sept 2026
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CodexOpenAIcurrent| Specification | Cursor | Codex |
|---|---|---|
| Summary | Market leader for day-to-day development. | Holds the Terminal-Bench record. |
| Surface | IDE | CLI + cloud |
| Price | $20/mo | — |
| Subagents | — | No |
| Category | Agentic Tools | Agentic Tools |
| Official | Cursor ↗ | OpenAI ↗ |
Highlighted rows are where these differ.
Cursor
- VS Code foundation
- Owned by SpaceX since 14 August 2026, an all-stock deal valued at $60bn
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