OpenAI Codex alternatives
11 tools that do a similar job to OpenAI Codex, compared on the things that usually decide the switch: price, free plan, API and platforms.
- 1G
AI coding assistant and agents for editors, terminal, desktop and GitHub
Pricier: from $10/moNo APIDesktop app - 2C
- 3W

AI coding IDE and command center for running local and cloud coding agents
Pricier: from $20/moDesktop app - 4D
Autonomous AI software engineer that writes, tests and reviews code to merge-ready PRs
Pricier: from $20/moNo APIDesktop app - 5J

Run and review AI coding agents across projects in JetBrains IDEs, web and CLI
Pricier: from $10/moNo API - 6K

Spec-driven agentic coding IDE and CLI for developers and engineering teams
Pricier: from $20/moNo API - 7A

AI coding assistant for AWS developers in the IDE, CLI and AWS Console
Pricier: from $19/moNo API - 8K

Open-source AI coding agent for VS Code, JetBrains, CLI and cloud with 500+ models
Pricier: from $15/moOpen sourceNo APIDesktop app - 9C

- 10A
- 11T

Open-source, self-hosted AI coding assistant for developers and teams
Pricier: from $19/moOpen sourceNo APISelf-hosted
Side-by-side comparison
| Tool | Price | Free plan | API | Open source | Platforms | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O | Free · from $8/mo | web, ios, api, slack | ||||
| G | Free · from $10/mo | web, macos, vscode, jetbrains | vs OpenAI Codex | |||
| C | Free · from $8/mo | macos, web, slack | vs OpenAI Codex | |||
| W | Free · from $20/mo | macos, jetbrains | vs OpenAI Codex | |||
| D | Free · from $20/mo | web, windows, macos, linux | vs OpenAI Codex | |||
| J | Free · from $10/mo | web, jetbrains | vs OpenAI Codex | |||
| K | Free · from $20/mo | web | vs OpenAI Codex | |||
| A | Free · from $19/mo | web, vscode, jetbrains, slack | vs OpenAI Codex | |||
| K | Free · from $15/mo | vscode, jetbrains, web, macos | vs OpenAI Codex | |||
| C | Free | vscode, jetbrains, macos, windows | vs OpenAI Codex | |||
| A | Free | — | vs OpenAI Codex | |||
| T | Free · from $19/mo | self-hosted, vscode, jetbrains, web | vs OpenAI Codex |