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title: "Codex CLI vs Devin Desktop"
description: "Codex CLI is a terminal agent, Devin Desktop is an AI-native IDE. Devin Desktop runs Codex CLI on the login you already have for it."
canonical_url: "https://whichcoding.tools/compare/codex-cli-vs-devin-desktop"
---
# Codex CLI vs Devin Desktop

> Codex CLI is a terminal agent by OpenAI. Devin Desktop is an AI-native IDE by Cognition. Every cell below is read from the directory data and points back to a vendor page.

## General

|  | Codex CLI | Devin Desktop |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Layer | Terminal agent, Editor extension, Cloud agent | AI-native IDE |
| Vendor | OpenAI | Cognition |
| Website | [learn.chatgpt.com/docs/codex/cli](https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/codex/cli) | [devin.ai/desktop](https://devin.ai/desktop) |
| Platforms | macOS, Linux, Windows | macOS, Windows, Linux |
| License | Apache-2.0 (Open source) | Proprietary (Proprietary) |
| Status | active | active |

## Pricing

|  | Codex CLI | Devin Desktop |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes |
| Entry price | Free | Free |
| Top individual plan | $100/mo | $200/mo |
| Team plan | $25/user/mo | $40/user/mo |
| Included usage | — | — |
| Beyond the plan | Rate limited, API list price | Blocked, Credit packs |
| Part of a plan | ChatGPT | — |

## Models

|  | Codex CLI | Devin Desktop |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Providers | OpenAI | Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, xAI, Vendor models |
| Bring your own key | BYOK | Partial BYOK |
| Local models | No | No |

## Features

|  | Codex CLI | Devin Desktop |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Git worktrees | Yes | No |
| Parallel agents | No | Yes |
| Subagents | Yes | Yes |
| MCP client | Yes | Yes |
| ACP client | No | Yes |
| ACP agent | Yes | No |
| Browser automation | No | Yes |
| Sandboxing | Yes | Yes |
| Remote execution | Yes | No |
| Diff review | Yes | Yes |
| Checkpoints | Yes | No |
| Plugins | Yes | No |
| Hooks | Yes | No |
| Tab completion | No | Yes |

## Works with

|  | Codex CLI | Devin Desktop |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Runs | — | Claude Code, Codex CLI, Gemini CLI, Junie CLI, OpenCode |
| 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 | — |
| Pricing verified | 2026-10-06 | 2026-10-10 |

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