---
title: "Codex CLI vs jcode"
description: "Codex CLI and jcode are both terminal agents. Codex CLI comes with ChatGPT plans, jcode has a free tier."
canonical_url: "https://whichcoding.tools/compare/codex-cli-vs-jcode"
---
# Codex CLI vs jcode

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

## General

|  | Codex CLI | jcode |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Layer | Terminal agent, Editor extension, Cloud agent | Terminal agent |
| Vendor | OpenAI | Solo Systems |
| Website | [learn.chatgpt.com/docs/codex/cli](https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/codex/cli) | [jcode.sh](https://jcode.sh) |
| Platforms | macOS, Linux, Windows | Linux, macOS, Windows |
| License | Apache-2.0 (Open source) | MIT (Open source) |
| Status | active | active |

## Pricing

|  | Codex CLI | jcode |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes |
| Entry price | Free | Free |
| Top individual plan | $100/mo | $10/mo |
| Team plan | $20/user/mo | Contact sales |
| Included usage | — | $20/mo (Hosted inference) |
| Beyond the plan | Rate limited, API list price | API list price |
| Part of a plan | ChatGPT | — |

## Models

|  | Codex CLI | jcode |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Providers | OpenAI | Vendor models, Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, xAI, Mistral, DeepSeek, Meta, Moonshot, Alibaba, Zhipu, MiniMax, OpenRouter |
| Bring your own key | BYOK | BYOK |
| Local models | No | Yes |

## Features

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

## Works with

|  | Codex CLI | jcode |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Runs | — | — |
| Runs inside | 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, Zed | — |
| Pricing verified | 2026-08-23 | 2026-09-04 |

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