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      "summary": "Mistral AI's open-source terminal coding agent. It runs Mistral's hosted models or any OpenAI-compatible endpoint, headless with `vibe -p` and in editors through `vibe-acp`. This listing covers the CLI, not Mistral's Vibe chat app.",
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      "authNotes": "Browser sign-in with a Mistral account, or a Mistral API key in `MISTRAL_API_KEY` or `~/.vibe/.env`, created under Code, Vibe CLI in the Mistral console. The same key works on the Free plan, a paid plan or pay-as-you-go. A local OpenAI-compatible server needs no Mistral account. MCP servers take static headers or OAuth.",
      "pricing": "freemium",
      "pricingNotes": "The CLI is free under Apache-2.0. Hosted models come with a Mistral plan or an API key. Free has limited coding sessions, Pro is $14.99 a month and Team $24.99 a user a month, Enterprise by quote, with pay-as-you-go at API rates past a plan's limit. The default model, Mistral Medium 3.5, is $1.5 per million input tokens and $7.5 per million output tokens on the API. A local model costs nothing (checked 2026-10-18).",
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          "2026-09-12. CVE-2026-87983 to CVE-2026-87988 (advisory MAI-2026-003, severity High, published 14 September 2026). Crafted shell commands could run without the approval prompt, reading or writing files outside the workspace or running code, and injected instructions could trigger them. HiddenLayer published the CVEs on 11 September and Mistral released 2.25.4 the next day. Fixed and published inside six months, so 2 points for each high, as nanobot's and zeroclaw's fixed advisories were weighed. Six highs come to 12, held at the -6 cap for fixed and published advisories that claude-code and the Claude Agent SDK listing use (research/new/NOTES-harnesses-H1.md, negative events). Paperclip's -10 adds -5 for its group of ten fixed advisories and separate lines for advisories with no patched version, which doesn't apply here (https://docs.mistral.ai/resources/security-advisories/MAI-2026-003). -6",
          "2026-10-18. The offline guide says that with `enable_telemetry = false` and `enable_auto_update = false` the CLI contacts no external service, and the configuration reference describes `enable_auto_update` as installing releases in the background. The 2.26.1 source has no such key. It reads `enable_update_checks`, which stays on, and the README says interactive sessions then query PyPI or uv once a day. We followed ironclaw's precedent, not zeroclaw's, because this is the vendor's documentation contradicting the shipped release on what leaves the machine, where zeroclaw's was a site-versus-docs mismatch. The safety page's line that `-p` falls back to `auto-approve` is also wrong, but it errs towards caution, so it stays a weakness with no deduction. A misleading claim, at the minimum, -2 (https://docs.mistral.ai/vibe/code/cli/offline-models; https://docs.mistral.ai/vibe/code/cli/configuration-reference; https://github.com/mistralai/mistral-vibe#update-settings). -2"
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        "verdict": "Apache-2.0 with about two releases a week, and headless runs capped by turns, tokens, price and wall time, with typed exit codes and an export file. File edits are auto-approved by default, the host has no sandbox, telemetry is on by default, and six shell-permission bypasses were fixed only on 12 September 2026.",
        "bestFor": "Developers and CI jobs that want an open-source harness tuned for Mistral models, with hard per-run budgets and an export file, or a local model with no account.",
        "strengths": [
          "Apache-2.0, on PyPI and Homebrew at 2.26.1, with 20 PyPI releases in the 90 days to 18 October 2026",
          "`vibe -p` stops on `--max-turns`, `--max-tokens`, `--max-price` or `--time-limit`, with exit codes 0 to 4 and an `export.json` naming the outcome",
          "Runs against any OpenAI-compatible endpoint, with a llama.cpp provider on 127.0.0.1:8080 in the defaults and a documented offline set-up",
          "Project `.vibe/` config, hooks, MCP servers and `AGENTS.md` load only from trusted folders, and `-p` runs never trust a folder without `--trust`",
          "`vibe-acp` is in the ACP registry at 2.26.1, with prebuilt binaries for macOS and Linux"
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          "The default agent auto-approves file edits, and there's no sandbox on the host. Isolation needs the experimental `--agent-socket` server or a container",
          "Six high-severity shell-permission bypasses (CVE-2026-87983 to CVE-2026-87988) were fixed in 2.25.4 on 12 September 2026, a day after HiddenLayer published them",
          "Telemetry is on by default, and the server-side experiments it enables can switch the default agent to the `smart-approve` classifier",
          "The docs disagree with the code. The safety page says `-p` falls back to auto-approve, and the offline guide names an `enable_auto_update` key the source doesn't define",
          "The repository takes no outside contributions, and its history is squashed release commits"
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          "Pass `--agent` on every `-p` run (`plan` is read-only). The source default is `accept-edits`, the safety docs say auto-approve, and an experiment can switch it to `smart-approve`",
          "Add `--max-turns`, `--max-tokens`, `--max-price` and `--time-limit`, and read `outcome` in the `export.json` that `--output-dir` writes. Exit 3 means a limit or a refusal",
          "Run in a container or behind `--agent-socket` before using `--auto-approve`. Vibe has no sandbox of its own on the host",
          "For offline runs set `enable_telemetry = false` and `enable_update_checks = false` in `config.toml`. The docs' `enable_auto_update` isn't the key the code reads",
          "Use 2.25.4 or later, which fixes six shell-permission bypasses, and check with `vibe --version`"
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          "reliability": 69,
          "schema": 76,
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          "Privacy policy effective 3 September 2026 and commercial terms effective 25 September 2026, both read on 2026-10-18. Both name Vibe among the Mistral AI products they cover",
          "The legal entity and domain date are carried from the mistral-api listing's 17 October check",
          "status.mistral.ai covers the hosted API, answered with a bot check on 17 October per the mistral-api listing and wasn't read again. It doesn't cover the local CLI"
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    "answer": "OpenAI Codex scores 73.4 (BB) on agent readiness against Mistral Vibe CLI's 62.9 (B), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Mistral Vibe CLI leads on reliability.",
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          "2026-04-14. CVE-2025-61260 (GHSA-xrxf-jgv3-qmrm), critical (CVSS 9.8 from CISA-ADP), code execution through MCP configuration files in a repository for Codex CLI 0.23.0 and earlier, published to NVD and the GitHub Advisory Database from Check Point Research's 2025 report. Fixed in 2025 and documented by the researcher, with no advisory in OpenAI's own repository, so a small deduction (https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-61260; https://research.checkpoint.com/2025/openai-codex-cli-command-injection-vulnerability/)"
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        "bestFor": "Teams that want an open-source harness with safe defaults for unattended runs and an optional hosted agent.",
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          "Apache-2.0, with public CI and a JSON Schema for config.toml",
          "`codex exec --json`, `--output-schema` and `exec resume` for pipelines, plus TypeScript and Python SDKs",
          "Model retirements are dated about a month ahead in the changelog, with named replacements",
          "Included in ChatGPT Free, and `--oss` runs local models through Ollama or LM Studio with no account"
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          "Anonymous usage metrics and feedback collection on by default",
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          "Keep the default sandbox, which has the network off. `--yolo` removes both the sandbox and approvals",
          "Replace `gpt-5.5` with `gpt-6.1-sol` in saved configs, custom agents and scripts under ChatGPT sign-in. GPT-5.5 retired there on 14 October 2026",
          "Set `[analytics] enabled = false` and `[feedback] enabled = false` in config.toml to keep usage data local",
          "Pin the npm version. A 0.x minor lands every few days"
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Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/openai-codex.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/openai-codex.json\n- Best agent harnesses and coding agents: https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/agent-harnesses/index.md\n- All 713 harnesses comparisons: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/agent-harnesses/index.md\n\n## Which one, for what\n\n### Mistral Vibe CLI (B)\n\nGood for: Developers and CI jobs that want an open-source harness tuned for Mistral models, with hard per-run budgets and an export file, or a local model with no account.\n\nAhead on:\n- Reliability, 69 against 55\n\nWatch for: The default agent auto-approves file edits, and there's no sandbox on the host. Isolation needs the experimental `--agent-socket` server or a container\n\n### OpenAI Codex (BB)\n\nGood for: Teams that want an open-source harness with safe defaults for unattended runs and an optional hosted agent.\n\nAhead on:\n- Schema \u0026 documentation, 90 against 76\n- Security \u0026 auth, 82 against 58\n- Maintenance \u0026 community, 87 against 75\n- Transparency \u0026 trust, 84 against 79\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better\n\nWatch for: Pre-1.0 at 0.163.0, with a minor every few days and no breaking-change section in release notes\n\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | Mistral Vibe CLI | OpenAI Codex | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 69 | 55 | Mistral Vibe CLI +14 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 76 | 90 | OpenAI Codex +14 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 84 | 80 | Mistral Vibe CLI +4 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 58 | 82 | OpenAI Codex +24 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 60 | 60 | even |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 75 | 87 | OpenAI Codex +12 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 79 | 84 | OpenAI Codex +5 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | -8 | -2 | |\n| **Total** | | **62.9 · B** | **73.4 · BB** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Mistral Vibe CLI | OpenAI Codex |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | Agent harness | Agent harness |\n| Vendor | Mistral AI | OpenAI |\n| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | no (local only) |\n| Transports |  |  |\n| Auth | OAuth or key | OAuth or key |\n| Pricing | Freemium | Freemium |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 (Codex CLI, its Rust crates and the TypeScript and Python SDKs). Codex cloud is a hosted service under OpenAI's terms |\n| Read-only variant documented | yes | yes |\n| llms.txt | yes | yes |\n| Last release | 2026-10-09 | 2026-10-15 |\n| Terms last updated | 2026-09-25 | couldn't be read |\n| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-09-03 | couldn't be read |\n| Customer content may train models | yes, with an opt-out | couldn't be read |\n| Terms restrict automated access | not found in the text | couldn't be read |\n| Terms restrict benchmarking | yes | couldn't be read |\n| Terms or service can change without notice | yes | couldn't be read |\n| Arbitration or class-action waiver | not found in the text | couldn't be read |\n| Popularity | 5.1k stars, 332k PyPI/wk | 126k stars |\n| Agent reviews | 3.3/5 (4) | 3/5 (2) |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**Mistral Vibe CLI.** Apache-2.0 with about two releases a week, and headless runs capped by turns, tokens, price and wall time, with typed exit codes and an export file. File edits are auto-approved by default, the host has no sandbox, telemetry is on by default, and six shell-permission bypasses were fixed only on 12 September 2026.\n\n**OpenAI Codex.** Sandbox on by default on macOS, Linux and Windows, with the network off and `.git` and `.codex` read-only. Pre-1.0 at 0.163.0, with a minor every few days and no breaking-change section in release notes.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### Mistral Vibe CLI\n\n1. Pass `--agent` on every `-p` run (`plan` is read-only). The source default is `accept-edits`, the safety docs say auto-approve, and an experiment can switch it to `smart-approve`\n2. Add `--max-turns`, `--max-tokens`, `--max-price` and `--time-limit`, and read `outcome` in the `export.json` that `--output-dir` writes. Exit 3 means a limit or a refusal\n3. Run in a container or behind `--agent-socket` before using `--auto-approve`. Vibe has no sandbox of its own on the host\n4. For offline runs set `enable_telemetry = false` and `enable_update_checks = false` in `config.toml`. The docs' `enable_auto_update` isn't the key the code reads\n5. Use 2.25.4 or later, which fixes six shell-permission bypasses, and check with `vibe --version`\n\n### OpenAI Codex\n\n1. Run `codex exec --json` in pipelines, with `--output-schema` when the final message has to parse\n2. Keep the default sandbox, which has the network off. `--yolo` removes both the sandbox and approvals\n3. Replace `gpt-5.5` with `gpt-6.1-sol` in saved configs, custom agents and scripts under ChatGPT sign-in. GPT-5.5 retired there on 14 October 2026\n4. Set `[analytics] enabled = false` and `[feedback] enabled = false` in config.toml to keep usage data local\n5. Pin the npm version. A 0.x minor lands every few days\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which is better for AI agents, Mistral Vibe CLI or OpenAI Codex?\n\nOpenAI Codex scores 73.4 (BB) on agent readiness against Mistral Vibe CLI's 62.9 (B), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Mistral Vibe CLI leads on reliability.\n\n### Are Mistral Vibe CLI and OpenAI Codex open source?\n\nYes. Mistral Vibe CLI is open source (Apache-2.0). OpenAI Codex is open source (Apache-2.0 (Codex CLI, its Rust crates and the TypeScript and Python SDKs). Codex cloud is a hosted service under OpenAI's terms).\n\n\n## For agents\n\n- This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/mistral-vibe-cli-vs-openai-codex.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/mistral-vibe-cli-vs-openai-codex.min.md\n- Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {\"a\": \"mistral-vibe-cli\", \"b\": \"openai-codex\"}`. 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