# OpenAI Codex vs OpenHands (slim)

> OpenAI Codex has a score of 73.4 (BB) against OpenHands's 70.9 (BB). Both do agent harness. The largest gap is reliability, 28 points. Category scores, facts, verdicts and agent notes side by side.

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OpenAI Codex has a score of 73.4 (BB) against OpenHands's 70.9 (BB). Both do agent harness. The largest gap is reliability, 28 points.

- OpenAI Codex: BB 73.4, rank #58 of 452 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/openai-codex.min.md
- OpenHands: BB 70.9, rank #92 of 452 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/openhands.min.md
- Pick OpenAI Codex for security & auth (+16), transparency & trust (+14). Pick OpenHands for reliability (+28).

| Category | OpenAI Codex | OpenHands |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 55 | 83 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 90 | 87 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 80 | 78 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 82 | 66 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 60 | 60 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 87 | 85 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 83 | 69 |