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Evidence comparison
Codex vs Cursor
Across all dates, 52 tracked creators have mentioned Codex, compared with 40 for Cursor.
Mentions can include recommendations, criticism or sponsorship. They do not establish current use.
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Public switch records: Codex to Cursor
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Codex
Developer Tools
What it does
OpenAI's coding agent. It works on a repository, carries out tasks on its own and proposes the result as a pull request.
52 creators · all time68 mentions / 30 days97% organic · all time
- All-time public mentions
- 203
- Pricing
- —
- Tracked since
- 11 Jun 2026
- Website
- openai.com
Public mentions by creator · all time
Mentions over the past 12 weeks
Cursor
Developer Tools
What it does
AI-first code editor (a VS Code fork) with built-in chat, codebase-aware edits and agentic coding.
40 creators · all time15 mentions / 30 days91% organic · all time
- All-time public mentions
- 96
- Pricing
- freemium
- Tracked since
- 11 Jun 2026
- Website
- cursor.com
Public mentions by creator · all time
Mentions over the past 12 weeks
Affiliate links · Werbung›
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All-time totals and creator mention counts include every public receipt, with no date limit. Organic share excludes mentions with unclear sponsorship. The 30-day counts reflect the latest score update. A zero switch count means no switch with a public source is available here; it does not prove that nobody switched.
Recent public mentions and sources
Codex
Linked in the description for Codex
Cursor
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SpaceXAI's Roman Ugarte on why GrokBot's go-to-market is a repeat of Cursor's.
Is there a newer or better option?
Other Developer Tools tools creators are actually adopting — beyond Codex and Cursor, by real momentum.
Creators with public mentions of both tools
Questions, answered with receipts
How many creators have mentioned Codex and Cursor?
Across all dates, 52 tracked creators have mentioned Codex, compared with 40 for Cursor.
Which creators have public mentions of both Codex and Cursor?
Creators with public mentions of both tools include Ishan Sharma, Tech With Tim, AWS Developers.
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