tool
Codex CLI
OpenAI's terminal agent. Reads the repo, runs commands and applies patches inside an OS-level sandbox.
Price
Free · BYO key
Licence
Apache-2.0
Runs commands
Yes
Sandbox
os-level
Pricing
Open-source client. You pay for model usage directly, or sign in with a plan that already includes it.
Not verified against the vendor page — confirm before budgeting. Vendor pricing ↗
What it is allowed to touch
the field most directories skip| Runs shell commands | Yes |
| OS-level sandbox | os-level |
| Can read .env / secrets | Yes |
| Outbound network | approval |
| Audit log | None |
Applies an OS-level sandbox by default and asks before enabling network access — the strongest default posture of the terminal agents.
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