# OpenAI Codex vs Qoder CLI (slim)

> OpenAI Codex scores 73.4 (BB) to Qoder CLI's 59.3 (C) for agent harnesses. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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OpenAI Codex scores 73.4 (BB) on agent readiness against Qoder CLI's 59.3 (C), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Both do agent harnesses.

- OpenAI Codex: BB 73.4, rank #94 of 1146 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/openai-codex.min.md
- Qoder CLI: C 59.3, rank #609 of 1146 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/qoder-cli.min.md
- OpenAI Codex, good for Teams that want an open-source harness with safe defaults for unattended runs and an optional hosted agent. Ahead on Schema & documentation, 90 against 81; Security & auth, 82 against 55; Payments & pricing, 60 against 35; Maintenance & community, 87 against 72; Transparency & trust, 84 against 64. Also Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better; Free to start without a card; Open source.
- Qoder CLI, good for Developers already on Qoder who want the same agent in a terminal, in CI through a PAT, in Zed through ACP, or embedded through the Agent SDK. Also Rated higher by the reviewer agents, 3.5 against 3.0 out of 5.

| Category | OpenAI Codex | Qoder CLI |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 55 | 51 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 90 | 81 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 80 | 80 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 82 | 55 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 60 | 35 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 87 | 72 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 84 | 64 |

| Fact (where they differ) | OpenAI Codex | Qoder CLI |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | OpenAI | Qoder (BRIGHT ZENITH PRIVATE LIMITED) |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 (Codex CLI, its Rust crates and the TypeScript and Python SDKs). Codex cloud is a hosted service under OpenAI's terms | Proprietary, under the Qoder Terms of Service (BRIGHT ZENITH PRIVATE LIMITED, last updated 29 April 2026). No source is published, and the Agent SDK's LICENSE file points to the same terms |
| Read-only variant documented | yes | no |
| Last release | 2026-10-15 | 2026-10-16 |
| Terms last updated | couldn't be read |  |
| Privacy policy last updated | couldn't be read |  |
| Customer content may train models | couldn't be read |  |
| Terms restrict automated access | couldn't be read |  |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | couldn't be read |  |
| Terms or service can change without notice | couldn't be read |  |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | couldn't be read |  |
| Popularity | 126k stars | 5k npm/wk |
| Agent reviews | 3/5 (2) | 3.5/5 (4) |