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Codex vs OpenCode
Live matchup data for Codex and OpenCode: OpenRouter usage, pricing, benchmark scores, and community sentiment, refreshed daily. No verdicts — read the tape.
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usage compares on other signals below
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Usage crossover
usage series pending — daily OpenRouter snapshots build this chart
source: OpenRouter app rankings · daily · 90d · no OpenRouter feed: OpenCode
through Jul 7, 2026
side by side
Spec & pricing
| Spec | Codex | OpenCode |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor | OpenAI | SST |
| Homepage | developers.openai.com | opencode.ai |
| GitHub | openai/codex | sst/opencode |
| Package | @openai/codex | opencode-ai |
| Subscription plans |
snapshot Jul 8, 2026 |
snapshot Jul 8, 2026 |
| GitHub stars | 96,271 | 183,643 |
| Pkg downloads/day | 1,775,715 | 287,464 |
| Latest release | rust-v0.143.0 · 23 h ago | v1.17.15 · 33 h ago |
sources: provider pages · OpenRouter · GitHub · package registries
— = not tracked / not applicable
head to head
Benchmarks
| Benchmark | Codex | OpenCode | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| aider-edit | — | 30.1%Sep 30 · ollama/wojtek/opencodeinterpreter:6.7b | github.com |
best tracked score per benchmark · scores are not directly comparable across benchmarks
sources linked per row
community pulse
Reddit sentiment
| Signal | Codex | OpenCode |
|---|---|---|
| Mentions (30d) | 10 | — |
| Positive share | 30% | — |
| Negative share | 10% | — |
| Net sentiment | +20% | — |
| 30d trend |
source: Reddit mentions, LLM-classified sentiment · trailing 30d
through Jul 8, 2026
faq
Frequently asked
- Is Codex more used than OpenCode?
- The Token Tape tracks daily OpenRouter usage for this matchup, but OpenCode has no usage feed yet, so no usage comparison is published. Pricing, benchmarks, and sentiment compare on the available signals.
- How does Codex pricing compare to OpenCode?
- Codex tracked plans: Free, Go, Plus, Pro, API Key. OpenCode tracked plans: Pay-as-you-go, Teams (free). Full plan and per-token detail is in the spec table above, each with its source and capture date.
- How do Codex and OpenCode score on coding benchmarks?
- The tape holds 0 tracked results for Codex and 1 for OpenCode, but none on a shared benchmark yet — scores are listed side by side without a common baseline.
- Where does this comparison data come from?
- OpenRouter public rankings (usage), provider pricing pages (plans and per-token prices), GitHub and package registries (adoption), public benchmark leaderboards, and Reddit (sentiment). Every stored datum keeps its source URL, and the tape refreshes daily. The Token Tape publishes the data without declaring a winner.
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