Codex vs Cursor CLI: Features, Pricing and User Reviews 2026

Codex is included as part of ChatGPT's plans, so pricing depends on which plan you choose.

• Free ($0/month): Limited access to Codex along with basic chat features.

• Go ($8/month): More messages, uploads, and memory, though Codex access stays limited.

• Plus ($20/month): Unlocks expanded Codex usage along with stronger models and more features.

• Pro (from $100/month): Gives the most Codex tasks, top-tier models, and unlimited image creation.

• Business: Costs $20 per user a month billed yearly, or $25 monthly, with a minimum of two users, and includes full Codex access with admin tools.

• Enterprise: Custom pricing that adds advanced security, data controls, and priority support.

Cursor CLI has a free Hobby plan with limited agent requests, just to try it out.

• Pro ($20/month): Extended agent limits, frontier models, MCP support, and cloud agents.

• Pro+ ($60/month): Three times the Pro limits with the same features.

• Ultra ($200/month): Twenty times the Pro limits plus priority access to new features.

• Teams Standard ($40/user/month): Shared team context, usage analytics, and single sign on.

• Teams Premium ($120/user/month): Five times the Standard limits with the same team features.

Yearly billing lowers the price on most plans, and an Enterprise plan with custom pricing adds pooled usage, audit logs, and account management for larger companies.