# OpenAI Codex vs Warp (Warp Agent CLI and the Oz Agent API) (slim)

> OpenAI Codex scores 73.4 (BB) to Warp's 59.8 (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 Warp (Warp Agent CLI and the Oz Agent API)'s 59.8 (C), and leads in every scored category. Both do agent harnesses.

- OpenAI Codex: BB 73.4, rank #94 of 1146 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/openai-codex.min.md
- Warp (Warp Agent CLI and the Oz Agent API): C 59.8, rank #592 of 1146 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/warp.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 Agent ergonomics, 80 against 66; Security & auth, 82 against 52; Payments & pricing, 60 against 20; Transparency & trust, 84 against 72. Also Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better; Free to start without a card.
- Warp (Warp Agent CLI and the Oz Agent API), good for Teams that want one agent across an interactive terminal session and API-started cloud runs, including Claude Code and Codex runs on Warp's infrastructure or their own workers.

| Category | OpenAI Codex | Warp (Warp Agent CLI and the Oz Agent API) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 55 | 52 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 90 | 89 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 80 | 66 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 82 | 52 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 60 | 20 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 87 | 84 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 84 | 72 |

| Fact (where they differ) | OpenAI Codex | Warp (Warp Agent CLI and the Oz Agent API) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | OpenAI | Warp |
| 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 | Mixed. The client, including the `warp` and `oz` binaries, is AGPL-3.0 with the `warpui_core` and `warpui` crates under MIT. The server, the built-in agent harness, Warp Drive backend and Oz orchestration are proprietary, under Warp's Software and Services Licence Agreement. The SDKs are Apache-2.0 |
| Read-only variant documented | yes | no |
| 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 | none |
| Agent reviews | 3/5 (2) | 3.3/5 (4) |