OpenAI Codex CLI vs Warp vs Wave Terminal

Which one fits you in 2026? Traffic, pricing, input → output, tasks and community side by side.

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OpenAI Codex CLI
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Wave Terminal
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Suggested competitors for OpenAI Codex CLI: Gemini CLI96% OpenCode94% Qwen Code94% Amp93% Google Antigravity93% opcode92% Cline92% Visual Studio Code91%
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Your tool OpenAI Codex CLI
developers.openai.com
OpenAI Codex CLI brings the Codex coding agent to the terminal and to scripts.
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Competitor Warp
warp.dev
Terminal finally reinvented
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Competitor Wave Terminal
waveterm.dev
Wave Terminal is an open-source terminal that combines a command line with file previews, a built-in editor, AI, web browsing and workspace organization.
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
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902.5Kvisits/mo
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MoM change
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▼ 7.0%
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6-month growth
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-23.0%
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Global rank web
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#56,739
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Avg. last 3 months
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990K
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Bounce rate lower is better
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44%
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Pages / visit
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2.7
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Visit duration
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1m 37s
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Traffic sources
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● Direct 84% · ● Referral 14%
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OpenAI Codex CLIWarpWave Terminal
0435.2K870.4K1.3M1.7MWarp · 1.2MWarp · 1.1MWarp · 1.2MWarp · 1.1MWarp · 1.2MWarp · 1.4MWarp · 1.7MWarp · 1.1MWarp · 970.5KWarp · 902.5K100K1M10MWarp · 1.2MWarp · 1.1MWarp · 1.2MWarp · 1.1MWarp · 1.2MWarp · 1.4MWarp · 1.7MWarp · 1.1MWarp · 970.5KWarp · 902.5KNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
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GPT-6-Astra $10GPT-6.1-Sol $2GPT-6-Luna $0.10GPT-Live-1 $0.05/minute+1 more
Free FreeBuild $18/moMax $180/moBusiness $45/mo
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Capabilities input → output
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Skill level
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Categories
Development & CodeAI Coding Assistant
Development & CodeProductivity & OfficeAI AgentAI Coding Assistant+1 more
Development & CodeAI Developer Tools
Tasks what each tool can do · 2 shared · core   partial
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Terminal
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