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title: "Codex CLI vs Vibe Kanban"
description: "Codex CLI is a terminal agent, Vibe Kanban is an orchestrator. Vibe Kanban was discontinued in April 2026, Codex CLI is active."
canonical_url: "https://whichcoding.tools/compare/codex-cli-vs-vibe-kanban"
---
# Codex CLI vs Vibe Kanban

> Codex CLI is a terminal agent by OpenAI. Vibe Kanban is an orchestrator by Bloop. Every cell below is read from the directory data and points back to a vendor page.

## General

|  | Codex CLI | Vibe Kanban |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Layer | Terminal agent, Editor extension, Cloud agent | Orchestrator |
| Vendor | OpenAI | Bloop |
| Website | [learn.chatgpt.com/docs/codex/cli](https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/codex/cli) | [vibekanban.com](https://www.vibekanban.com) |
| Platforms | macOS, Linux, Windows | macOS, Linux, Windows |
| License | Apache-2.0 (Open source) | Apache-2.0 (Open source) |
| Status | active | sunset |

## Pricing

|  | Codex CLI | Vibe Kanban |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes |
| Entry price | Free | Free |
| Top individual plan | $100/mo | Free |
| Team plan | $25/user/mo | — |
| Included usage | — | — |
| Beyond the plan | Rate limited, API list price | — |
| Part of a plan | ChatGPT | — |

## Models

|  | Codex CLI | Vibe Kanban |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Providers | OpenAI | Alibaba, Anthropic, DeepSeek, Vendor models, Google, Meta, MiniMax, Mistral, Moonshot, OpenAI, OpenRouter, Vercel AI Gateway, xAI, Zhipu (inherited) |
| Bring your own key | BYOK | BYOK |
| Local models | No | No |

## Features

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

## Works with

|  | Codex CLI | Vibe Kanban |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Runs | — | Claude Code, Codex CLI, Gemini CLI, Cursor, OpenCode, Aider |
| 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 | 2026-08-23 |

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