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ChatGPT Codex vs Windsurf
Pricing, founders, indie status and curated alternatives compared from our directory — all data points sourced from each tool's public site or press materials.
ChatGPT Codex
OpenAI's coding agent — cloud + CLI.
AI Coding AgentsPaid · Included with ChatGPT Plus $20/mo or API usage
At a glanceChatGPT CodexWindsurf
- Pricing
- Included with ChatGPT Plus $20/mo or API usage
- $15/mo (Pro)
- Pricing model
- Paid
- Freemium
- Founded
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- Location
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- Bootstrapped
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- Open source
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- Category
- AI Coding Agents
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- Indie alternatives
- 9
- 0
- Founders
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Key differences
Pricing
Windsurf starts cheaper at $15/mo (Pro); ChatGPT Codex starts at Included with ChatGPT Plus $20/mo or API usage.
Funding
Both are venture-backed.
Indie alternatives
ChatGPT Codex has 9 curated indie alternatives in our directory; Windsurf has 0.
Differences are derived directly from the data on each tool's page. Empty fields mean we haven't verified a value yet — never that one tool lacks the capability.
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