Codex CLI
Lightweight coding agent that runs in your terminal
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Our verdict
A usable project with some maintenance caveats. This assessment is derived from GitHub's own repository metrics on 2026-10-10, not from hands-on testing.
Lightweight coding agent that runs in your terminal. The project is written primarily in Rust, released under Apache-2.0, and has 128,469 stars and 20,158 forks on GitHub. 663 contributors have committed to it, and the most recent push was 2026-10-10. The latest tagged release is rust-v0.162.1 (2026-10-09). Figures come from the GitHub API on 2026-10-10 and are refreshed daily; the score below weighs adoption, maintenance, release discipline, contributor breadth, licence clarity and issue hygiene.
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Repository
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Language
- Rust
- Last push
- 2026-10-10
Releases
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rust-v0.162.10.162.1 -
rust-v0.163.0-alpha.50.163.0-alpha.5 -
rust-v0.163.0-alpha.40.163.0-alpha.4 -
rust-v0.163.0-alpha.20.163.0-alpha.2 -
rust-v0.162.00.162.0 -
rust-v0.163.0-alpha.10.163.0-alpha.1
Pros and cons
Pros
Cons
Pricing
- Free tierYes
- LicenceApache-2.0
- Self-hostYes, source is public
- Public price listNot published
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Questions
Is codex free?
Yes. codex advertises a free tier on its own site.
How much does codex cost?
codex does not publish a web price list. For consumer apps that usually means pricing appears inside the product; for enterprise tools it means talking to sales.
Is codex open source?
Yes. codex is a public repository released under Apache-2.0. You can self-host or inspect the source directly.
How is codex scored here?
codex scores 7.2 out of 10. That comes from a desk review of public evidence, which is capped at 8.5 out of 10: public pricing, documentation, maintenance signals and how much we could actually verify. Affiliate relationships are excluded from scoring entirely. The full rubric is published on our methodology page.