Comparison
Devin Desktop vs OpenAI Codex
| Devin Desktop | OpenAI Codex | |
|---|---|---|
| What it says it does | Devin DesktopManage fleets of local and cloud agents from one surface. Plan, delegate, review, and ship without leaving your editor. Devin Desktop includes a full IDE with syntax highlighting, autocomplete, and debugging tools. | OpenAI CodexOpenAI's coding agent. Codex works in a desktop app, on the web, in a CLI, in IDE extensions and on iOS, can run tasks in cloud sandboxes, and reviews GitHub pull requests. |
| Pricing | Devin DesktopFree plan $0 (light agent quota, unlimited Tab completions and inline edits); Pro $20/mo; Max $200/mo; Teams $80/mo plus $40/mo per full dev seat; Enterprise custom (official) | OpenAI CodexIncluded with ChatGPT plans: Free $0 and Go $8/mo (desktop app, lighter model); Plus $20/mo (web, CLI, IDE, cloud code review); Pro $100, $200 or $500/mo; Business $25/user/mo billed monthly; or pay API rates with an API key (official) |
| Website | Devin Desktophttps://devin.ai/desktop | OpenAI Codexhttps://chatgpt.com/codex/ |
Which tool for which job
Devin Desktop wins when you used Windsurf, or you want local and cloud agents with a free tier and a $20 Pro plan.
OpenAI Codex wins when you want one subscription that covers chat and a coding agent across terminal, IDE and cloud.
Descriptions in the table come from each vendor's own site. This verdict is a fit call from those official pages as of 21 October 2026, not a shared benchmark or a hands-on score. Prices change, so confirm the pricing row on each tool page. How we review tools.
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