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OpenAI Codex CLI

by OpenAI

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Verdict

Open-source terminal coding agent

Terminal-based code generation; shell command help; quick scripts; file manipulation via chat

Best for

Developers comfortable with terminalopen-source enthusiastsOpenAI API users

Quick facts

Free tier
Free and open-source; uses your own OpenAI API key
Starting price
Free
Platforms
web
Company
OpenAI
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Pricing

PlanPriceKey limits
FreeFreeopen source

Key capabilities

Works with

  • Code
  • shell commands

Outputs

  • Code files
  • terminal output
  • shell commands

Technical details

Offline
No
API
Yes
Languages
All major programming languages
Difficulty
Advanced
Privacy
High
Time to productivity
15 min
Upgrade when
N/A (open-source); upgrade OpenAI API tier for higher rate limits
Integrations
Terminal, Git, any CLI tool, shell scripts

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