OpenAI Codex alternatives compared by price
OpenAI Codex starts at $8 per month, GPT-6 Luna model in the desktop app only for Go (USD per person per month, billed monthly). OpenAI Codex last cut a list price in Sep 2026: Pro went from $200 to $100 (-50%), first seen on its pricing page that month. Below are 10 alternatives with their current plans and price history; 9 have a free plan.
10 OpenAI Codex alternatives at a glance
Entry price is each product's cheapest paid plan as last read from its pricing page. Check the unit: some charge per user, others per account or per use.
| Product | Starts at | Free plan | Priced by | Latest price change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $8 per month, GPT-6 Luna model in the desktop app only | Yes | Flat per account | Pro went from $200 to $100 (-50%) | |
| $20 per month, billed monthly ($17 billed annually) | No | Flat per account | Team premium seat from $150 to $100 (-33%), Apr 2026. | |
| $20 per month | Yes | Flat per account | none recorded | |
| $10 per user per month, $15 of AI credits | Yes | Per seat | none recorded | |
| $20 per month | Yes | Flat per account | none recorded | |
| $20 per month | Yes | Flat per account | none recorded | |
| $20 per month, $18 billed annually | Yes | Flat per account | Pro from $95 to $90 (-5%), Sep 2026. | |
| €25 per month incl. VAT, 100 credits | Yes | Credits | Business from $30 to $50 (+67%), Sep 2025. | |
| $25 per month, or $240 a year | Yes | Flat per account | none recorded | |
| $25 per month, billed monthly | Yes | Flat per account | none recorded | |
| $30 per user per month, $30 of credits | Yes | Per seat | none recorded |
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OpenAI Codex and its alternatives over time
Each product's cheapest paid plan by default. Click a legend entry to add or hide a plan.
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| Observed | OpenAI Codex Plus | Claude Code Pro | Cursor Pro | GitHub Copilot Pro |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 2024 | $20 | |||
| Dec 4, 2024 | $20 | |||
| Jul 2, 2025 | $20 | |||
| Jul 29, 2025 | $20 | |||
| Sep 17, 2025 | $17 | |||
| Jan 2, 2026 | $20 | |||
| Jul 1, 2026 | $17 | |||
| Sep 2, 2026 | $20 | |||
| Sep 20, 2026 | $20 | $20 | ||
| Sep 21, 2026 | $10 | |||
| Oct 3, 2026 | $20 | $10 | ||
| Oct 9, 2026 | $20 | $17 |
Claude Code
Claude Code is sold through Claude subscriptions rather than its own SKU, so the real choice is how much usage to buy: Pro at $20 a month, Max at $100 or $200, or Team premium seats at $125 a month. Enterprise breaks from the flat-fee pattern with a $20 seat fee plus usage billed at API rates, which makes heavy agentic use a metered cost.
Claude Code starts at $20 per month, billed monthly ($17 billed annually) for Pro (USD per person per month, billed annually where offered), goes up to $200 per month, billed monthly, 20x Pro usage for Max 20x. Latest change: Team premium seat from $150 to $100 (-33%), Apr 2026.
Claude Code pricing and price historyOpenAI Codex vs Claude Code pricing
Cursor
Cursor is the AI code editor that made agentic coding mainstream. Individuals pay a flat monthly price that includes a usage allowance, with higher tiers buying more model usage, and teams pay per user.
Cursor starts at $20 per month for Pro (USD per month for individual plans, per user per month for Teams), goes up to $200 per month for Ultra, has a free plan.
Cursor pricing and price historyOpenAI Codex vs Cursor pricing
GitHub Copilot
GitHub Copilot is the AI coding assistant sold on top of GitHub. Every paid tier is a flat price per user per month whose main difference is the monthly AI credit allowance, from $15 on Pro to $200 on Max, while Business and Enterprise pool credits for an organisation.
GitHub Copilot starts at $10 per user per month, $15 of AI credits for Pro (USD per user per month), goes up to $100 per user per month, $200 of AI credits for Max, has a free plan.
GitHub Copilot pricing and price historyOpenAI Codex vs GitHub Copilot pricing
Windsurf
Windsurf was an AI code editor sold as flat monthly plans that bought a quota of agent usage, from a free tier to a $200 Max plan. Since October 2026 windsurf.com redirects to Devin, and Windsurf no longer has a pricing page of its own.
Windsurf starts at $20 per month for Pro (USD per month, billed monthly), goes up to $200 per month for Max, has a free plan.
Windsurf pricing and price historyOpenAI Codex vs Windsurf pricing
Devin
Devin is Cognition's autonomous software engineer, the agent that started the AI coding agent race in 2024. It launched at $500 a month for teams, then moved to $20 pay as you go in 2025 and now to flat $20 and $200 tiers plus a Teams plan with a base fee.
Devin starts at $20 per month for Pro (USD per month), goes up to $200 per month for Max, has a free plan.
Devin pricing and price historyOpenAI Codex vs Devin pricing
Replit
Replit started as a browser IDE and became an AI app builder. Its individual plans are flat monthly subscriptions that include a monthly amount of AI usage, with annual billing knocking ten percent off.
Replit starts at $20 per month, $18 billed annually for Core (USD per month, billed annually where offered (Teams per user per month)), goes up to $100 per month, $90 billed annually for Pro, has a free plan. Latest change: Pro from $95 to $90 (-5%), Sep 2026.
Replit pricing and price historyOpenAI Codex vs Replit pricing
Lovable
Lovable generates full web apps from a description. It sells flat monthly plans that include a fixed number of credits, and shows European visitors prices in euros with VAT included.
Lovable starts at €25 per month incl. VAT, 100 credits for Pro (USD per month, with a monthly credit allowance (shown as EUR including VAT to European visitors)), goes up to €50 per month incl. VAT, 100 credits for Business, has a free plan. Latest change: Business from $30 to $50 (+67%), Sep 2025.
Lovable pricing and price historyOpenAI Codex vs Lovable pricing
WebGeny
WebGeny turns a one-line prompt into a working website, web app or online store, complete with checkout, user accounts and an admin dashboard, and lets you edit the result visually or in code. It prices per account in flat monthly tiers that raise the project and regeneration limits rather than charging per seat.
WebGeny starts at $25 per month, or $240 a year for Starter (USD per month, billed monthly; yearly billing is about 20 percent less), goes up to $1899 per month, or $18,240 a year for Enterprise, has a free plan.
WebGeny pricing and price historyOpenAI Codex vs WebGeny pricing
Bolt
Bolt builds and hosts web apps from prompts. Plans are flat monthly subscriptions with a token allowance, and the Teams plan is priced per member; yearly billing is up to 28 percent cheaper.
Bolt starts at $25 per month, billed monthly for Pro (USD per month, billed monthly), goes up to $30 per member per month, billed monthly for Teams, has a free plan.
v0 by Vercel
v0 is Vercel's AI app builder, generating React and Next.js interfaces from a prompt and deploying them on Vercel. It is priced per user with a monthly credit allowance on each plan, the same shape as Lovable and Bolt.
v0 by Vercel starts at $30 per user per month, $30 of credits for Plus (USD per user per month), goes up to $100 per user per month, $30 of credits for Business, has a free plan.
v0 by Vercel pricing and price historyOpenAI Codex vs v0 by Vercel pricing
OpenAI Codex alternatives: questions
- What is the cheapest alternative to OpenAI Codex?
- Of the alternatives we track, GitHub Copilot has the lowest listed entry price: $10 per user per month, $15 of AI credits for Pro (USD per user per month). OpenAI Codex starts at $8 per month, GPT-6 Luna model in the desktop app only. Check the unit, since some products charge per user and others per account.
- Is there a free alternative to OpenAI Codex?
- Yes. Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf, Devin, Replit, Lovable, WebGeny, Bolt, v0 by Vercel list a free plan next to paid plans.
- Has OpenAI Codex raised its prices?
- OpenAI Codex last cut a list price in Sep 2026: Pro went from $200 to $100 (-50%), first seen on its pricing page that month.
- Which OpenAI Codex alternatives raised their prices?
- Lovable. Lovable: Business from $30 to $50 (+67%), Sep 2025.