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OpenAI Codex vs Cursor pricing

OpenAI Codex is cheaper to start: $8 per month, GPT-6 Luna model in the desktop app only against $20 per month for Cursor. OpenAI Codex has changed its listed prices once since 2025. Cursor has changed its listed prices 3 times since 2024.

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OpenAI Codex vs Cursor at a glance

Current list prices as last read from each pricing page.

OpenAI Codex

Full analysis
Starts at
$8 per month, GPT-6 Luna model in the desktop app onlyGo, USD per person per month, billed monthly
Top listed plan
$500 per month, adds Ultrafast modePro $500
Priced by
Flat per account
Free plan
Yes
Price history
since 2025
Price changes
1

Cursor

Full analysis
Starts at
$20 per monthPro, USD per month for individual plans, per user per month for Teams
Top listed plan
$200 per monthUltra
Priced by
Flat per account
Free plan
Yes
Price history
since 2024
Price changes
3

Exhibit 1

OpenAI Codex vs Cursor price history

Both histories on one chart. The default line is each product's cheapest paid plan.

$0$5$10$15$20$2520252026$20 OpenAI Codex Plus$20 Cursor Pro
Note: OpenAI Codex: USD per person per month, billed monthly. Cursor: USD per month for individual plans, per user per month for Teams. Click a legend entry to add or hide a plan.Source: live and archived pricing pages; SaaS Pricing Tracker analysis.
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ObservedOpenAI Codex PlusCursor Pro
Jun 5, 2024$20
Dec 4, 2024$20
Jul 2, 2025$20
Jul 29, 2025$20
Jan 2, 2026$20
Sep 2, 2026$20
Sep 20, 2026$20$20
Oct 3, 2026$20
Oct 9, 2026$20

Plans side by side

Every plan currently listed, with the price it started at where we have it.

OpenAI CodexUSD per person per month, billed monthly

PlanPriceListed since
Plus$20Jul 2025
Pro$100was $200 in 2025Jul 2025

CursorUSD per month for individual plans, per user per month for Teams

PlanPriceListed since
Pro$20Jun 2024
Pro+$60Oct 2025
Ultra$200Jul 2025
Teams$40Jun 2024

What changed, and when

Every dated price move we have on record for either product, newest first.

  1. Sep 2026OpenAI Codex cut the Pro price. Pro went from $200 to $100 (-50%).
  2. Oct 2025Cursor added the Pro+ plan. Pro+ listed at $60.
  3. Jul 2025Cursor added the Ultra plan. Ultra listed at $200.

OpenAI Codex vs Cursor pricing questions

Is OpenAI Codex or Cursor cheaper?
OpenAI Codex starts lower at $8 per month, GPT-6 Luna model in the desktop app only, Cursor at $20 per month. Prices are as shown on each pricing page when it was last read.
Has OpenAI Codex or Cursor raised prices?
OpenAI Codex: Pro has been listed since Jul 2025, starting at $200. It came down to $100 by Sep 2026 (-50%). Cursor: Pro+ appeared by Oct 2025 at $60. The price was unchanged through Oct 2026. Ultra appeared by Jul 2025 at $200. The price was unchanged through Oct 2026. The list prices have not moved since the first archived copy in June 2024; Cursor changes what is included instead, from request counts to usage credits. Business was renamed Teams in 2025. Ultra appeared by July 2025 and Pro+ by October 2025, and in mid 2026 the individual plans were folded into one $20 column with Pro+ and Ultra as options.
Do OpenAI Codex and Cursor have a free plan?
Yes, both list a free plan next to the paid tiers.
How are OpenAI Codex and Cursor priced?
OpenAI Codex: flat per account, USD per person per month, billed monthly. Cursor: flat per account, USD per month for individual plans, per user per month for Teams.

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