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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.
usage — openrouter daily tokens
Usage crossover
current leader: Codex
source: OpenRouter app rankings · daily · 90d
through Aug 20, 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 Aug 21, 2026 |
snapshot Aug 21, 2026 |
| Latest plan change | Codex plans changed: Plus limits changed; added Pro (5x), Pro (20x); removed Pro detected Aug 21, 2026 | OpenCode plans changed: Pay-as-you-go limits changed; Teams (Beta) limits changed; added Free Models detected Aug 21, 2026 |
| GitHub stars | 109,235 | 199,663 |
| Pkg downloads/day | 0 | 0 |
| Latest release | rust-v0.149.0-alpha.7.1 · 44 h ago | v1.18.19 · 2 d 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) | 267 | — |
| Positive share | 16.9% | — |
| Negative share | 25.8% | — |
| Net sentiment | -9% | — |
| 30d trend |
source: Reddit mentions, LLM-classified sentiment · trailing 30d
through Aug 21, 2026
faq
Frequently asked
- Is Codex more used than OpenCode?
- As of Aug 20, 2026, Codex shows 78.4B tokens/day through OpenRouter-tracked apps and OpenCode shows 4.5B tokens/day through OpenRouter-tracked apps. The chart above tracks the full daily series with every lead change marked.
- How does Codex pricing compare to OpenCode?
- Codex tracked plans: Free (free), Go, Plus, Pro (5x) ($100/mo), Pro (20x) ($200/mo), API Key. OpenCode tracked plans: Free Models (free), Pay-as-you-go, Teams (Beta) (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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