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Zoo Code vs Codex

Live matchup data for Zoo Code and Codex: OpenRouter usage, pricing, benchmark scores, and community sentiment, refreshed daily. No verdicts — read the tape.

Zoo Code tape → · Codex tape →

Zoo CodeZoo Code (community)

openrouter tokens/day

9Brank #25

as of Jul 7, 2026 · Δ vs ≥7d prior

CodexOpenAI

openrouter tokens/day

12Brank #19

as of Jul 7, 2026 · Δ vs ≥7d prior

usage — openrouter daily tokens

Usage crossover

current leader: Codex

usage series pending — daily OpenRouter snapshots build this chart

source: OpenRouter app rankings · daily · 90d

through Jul 7, 2026

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Spec & pricing

Side-by-side specification and pricing for Zoo Code and Codex.
SpecZoo CodeCodex
VendorZoo Code (community)OpenAI
Homepagezoocode.devdevelopers.openai.com
GitHubZoo-Code-Org/Zoo-Codeopenai/codex
Package@openai/codex
Subscription plans
  • Free
  • Go
  • Plus
  • Pro
  • API Key

snapshot Jul 8, 2026

GitHub stars1,26496,271
Pkg downloads/day1,775,715
Latest releasev3.66.0 · 5 d agorust-v0.143.0 · 23 h ago

sources: provider pages · OpenRouter · GitHub · package registries

— = not tracked / not applicable

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Benchmarks

Benchmark results for Zoo Code and Codex: best tracked score per benchmark, with result dates and sources.
BenchmarkZoo CodeCodexSource

no benchmark results tracked yet for this pair — boards ingest daily

best tracked score per benchmark · scores are not directly comparable across benchmarks

sources linked per row

community pulse

Reddit sentiment

Reddit mention volume and sentiment for Zoo Code and Codex over the trailing 30 days.
SignalZoo CodeCodex
Mentions (30d)1010
Positive share40%30%
Negative share20%10%
Net sentiment+20%+20%
30d trend

source: Reddit mentions, LLM-classified sentiment · trailing 30d

through Jul 8, 2026

faq

Frequently asked

Is Zoo Code more used than Codex?
As of Jul 7, 2026, Zoo Code shows 9B tokens/day through OpenRouter-tracked apps and Codex shows 12B tokens/day through OpenRouter-tracked apps. The chart above tracks the full daily series with every lead change marked.
How does Zoo Code pricing compare to Codex?
Codex tracked plans: Free, Go, Plus, Pro, API Key. Full plan and per-token detail is in the spec table above, each with its source and capture date.
How do Zoo Code and Codex score on coding benchmarks?
No benchmark results are tracked for either yet; public boards are ingested daily and results appear here as they land.
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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