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title: "Codex CLI vs GitHub Copilot CLI"
description: "Codex CLI and GitHub Copilot CLI are both terminal agents. Codex CLI is open source (Apache-2.0), GitHub Copilot CLI is proprietary."
canonical_url: "https://whichcoding.tools/compare/codex-cli-vs-copilot-cli"
---
# Codex CLI vs GitHub Copilot CLI

> Codex CLI is a terminal agent by OpenAI. GitHub Copilot CLI is a terminal agent by GitHub. Every cell below is read from the directory data and points back to a vendor page.

## General

|  | Codex CLI | GitHub Copilot CLI |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Layer | Terminal agent, Editor extension, Cloud agent | Terminal agent |
| Vendor | OpenAI | GitHub |
| Website | [learn.chatgpt.com/docs/codex/cli](https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/codex/cli) | [github.com/features/copilot/cli](https://github.com/features/copilot/cli) |
| Platforms | macOS, Linux, Windows | macOS, Windows, Linux |
| License | Apache-2.0 (Open source) | Proprietary (Proprietary) |
| Status | active | active |

## Pricing

|  | Codex CLI | GitHub Copilot CLI |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes |
| Entry price | Free | Free |
| Top individual plan | $100/mo | $100/mo |
| Team plan | $25/user/mo | $19/user/mo |
| Included usage | — | 1,500 credits/mo (Copilot Pro, worth about $15) |
| Beyond the plan | Rate limited, API list price | Blocked, Credit packs |
| Part of a plan | ChatGPT | GitHub Copilot |

## Models

|  | Codex CLI | GitHub Copilot CLI |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Providers | OpenAI | Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, xAI, Moonshot |
| Bring your own key | BYOK | Partial BYOK |
| Local models | No | No |

## Features

|  | Codex CLI | GitHub Copilot CLI |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Git worktrees | Yes | Yes |
| Parallel agents | No | Yes |
| Subagents | Yes | Yes |
| MCP client | Yes | Yes |
| ACP agent | Yes | Yes |
| Sandboxing | Yes | Yes |
| Remote execution | Yes | Yes |
| Mobile companion | No | Yes |
| Scheduled tasks | No | Yes |
| Diff review | Yes | Yes |
| Checkpoints | Yes | Yes |
| Plugins | Yes | Yes |
| Hooks | Yes | Yes |

## Works with

|  | Codex CLI | GitHub Copilot CLI |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Runs | — | — |
| Runs inside | agent-manager, ChatGPT Desktop, Claude Squad, cmux, Conductor, Devin Desktop, dmux, Emdash, goose, Herdr, JetBrains AI, Multica, Nimbalyst, OpenHands, Orca, Paseo, Superset, T3 Code, Vibe Kanban, Visual Studio Code, Warp, Xcode, YYLO, Zed | dmux, JetBrains AI, Multica, Zed |
| Pricing verified | 2026-10-06 | 2026-09-28 |

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