Codex CLI vs Cursor

Comparing two coding tools models: features, pricing, pros and cons.

	Codex CLI	Cursor
Provider	OpenAI	Cursor
Pricing	$20–200/mo	$20–70/mo
Quality	9.5/10	9.2/10
Speed	8.2/10	8.5/10
Ease of use	7.5/10	9.2/10
Value	5/10	6/10
Tasks	Coding	Coding
Pros	+ Terminal-Bench leader + Tied to GPT-5.6	+ Wide model choice + IDE-first workflow + Strong agent mode
Cons	− Less IDE integration than Cursor	− Cost scales with team size − Subscription required

Codex CLI

OpenAI terminal agent on GPT-5.6 Sol/Terra/Luna. Terminal-Bench 2.1 leader.

AI IDE with Composer and model choice (GPT-5.6, Claude, Gemini). Pro $20/mo, Pro+ $70/mo.