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Claude Code vs OpenAI Codex CLI

Claude Code or OpenAI Codex CLI? Their plans monthly and yearly, the capabilities their makers state, security and latest updates, side by side — read from the makers' own pages.

In inglese

In short

Both: VS Code, Command line
Only Claude Code states: Chat about your code, Agent that edits files, Knows the whole codebase, Runs commands, JetBrains IDEs

Claude Code

Claude Code is an AI coding agent that works in terminals, IDEs, Slack, and the web to plan, write, test, and review code.

Plans

Free

Chat on web, desktop, and mobile
Search the web, create files, and run code
Memory across conversations
Connect your apps and tools
Create Artifacts

Pro

$17 Per month with annual subscription discount
$200 billed up front
$20 if billed monthly

Claude Code included
More usage
Hand off and schedule tasks
Claude Design, Slides, Docs
Claude Science
Projects

Max

From $100 Per month

Claude Code included
Choose 5x or 20x more usage than Pro
Higher output limits for all tasks
Early access to advanced Claude features
Priority access at high traffic times

Standard seat

$20 Per seat / month if billed annually
$25 if billed monthly

All Claude features, plus more usage than Pro
Claude Code and Claude Cowork
Claude Design, Slides, and Docs
Claude Science
Enterprise search across your organization
Central billing and administration

Premium seat

$100 Per seat / month if billed annually
$125 if billed monthly

5x more usage than standard seats
Claude Code and Claude Cowork
Claude Design, Slides, and Docs
Claude Science
Enterprise search across your organization
Central billing and administration

Enterprise

US$20/seat/month, billed annually

All Team plan features
Admins set user and org spend limits
Role-based access with fine grained permissioning
System for Cross-domain Identity Management (SCIM)
Audit logs
Custom data retention controls

Enterprise (sales-assisted)

Price on request

All Team plan features
Admins set user and org spend limits
Role-based access with fine grained permissioning
System for Cross-domain Identity Management (SCIM)
Audit logs
Custom data retention controls

Prices checked 2026-09-25 on the maker’s page.

Capabilities

Chat about your code — “I'm new to this codebase. Can you explain it to me?” source
Agent that edits files — “Claude Code builds the plan, asks clarifying questions, and handles work that runs for hours or days.” source
Knows the whole codebase — “Claude Code maps and explains entire codebases in a few seconds.” source
Runs commands — “Claude Code runs in your terminal and works alongside your preferred IDE and development tools without requiring you to change your workflow.” source
VS Code — “Native extensions for VS Code (+ Cursor, Devin Desktop) and JetBrains IDEs.” source
JetBrains IDEs — “Native extensions for VS Code (+ Cursor, Devin Desktop) and JetBrains IDEs.” source
Command line — “Super powerful terminal integration. Works with all your CLI tools alongside any IDE.” source

Latest updates

2026-09-24 2.1.282 (2.1.282)
2026-09-23 2.1.281 (2.1.281)
Added Claude Desktop policy keys, assumed-role and guardrail support for Bedrock upstreams, and telemetry resource attributes to gateway config.
2026-09-22 2.1.280 (2.1.280)
Added Claude Opus 5.5 as the default Opus model, with a 1M context window and listed token pricing.

About Claude Code

OpenAI Codex CLI

OpenAI's open-source coding agent runs in your terminal to inspect, modify, test, and review code locally.