Dev tools · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to OpenAI Codex CLI
Frontier reasoning in the terminal
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.
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Gemini CLI▲224A simple weekend project, to check if chat conversation could be used on CLI. Uses Google Gemini's gemini-2.0-flash model. Configs will make it nicer, but I wanted to keep it simple to test and launch for now. I can add things for you :) Please give it a try!
2025 · blog.google · its alternatives →
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GPT-6 Sol & Luna▲350Frontier AI intelligence, now at half the price
29d ago · openai.com · its alternatives →
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OpenAI o3-mini▲510Pushing the frontier of cost-effective reasoning
2025 · openai.com · its alternatives →
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integrate chatGPT into your scripts or terminal work. Supports piping text, saving prompts, estimating costs, and some basic json/yaml extraction. I've added some elaborate examples on the readme of how to use it with pictures, that may provide a better overview.
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
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ChatGPT canvas▲498OpenAI's new way to write & code with ChatGPT
2024 · openai.com · its alternatives →
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Access OpenAI's ChatGPT anywhere on the web
2022 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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Open Interpreter▲182Control your computer with natural language
2023 · openinterpreter.com · its alternatives →
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Hey everyone, We have been building SecureAI Tools -- an open-source application layer for ChatGPT and ChatPDF-like AI tools. It works with locally running LLMs as well as with OpenAI-compatible APIs. For local LLMs, it supports Ollama which supports all the gguf/ggml models. Currently, it has two features: Chat-with-LLM, and Chat-with-PDFs. It is optimized for self-hosting use cases and comes with basic user management features. Here are some quick demos: * Chat with documents using OpenAI's GPT3.5 model: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Br2D3G9O47s * Chat with documents…
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
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A repository fully generated by ChatGPT making it believed it checked out a this repository which I described like the first line of the README. - vrescobar/chatGPT-python-elm
2022 · github.com · its alternatives →
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gptcli▲88All in one ChatGPT CLI for AI Commit, AI Command, etc
2023 · gptcli.com · its alternatives →
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Shell GPT▲62CLI tool for developers, helps you accomplish tasks faster
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
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A Go CLI program sends a prompt to the ChatGPT API for several models, prints the generated response for each, and then sends all the responses to chatgpt-3.5-turbo to ask which is best. - derwiki/go-chatgpt
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
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TextGPT▲133Your virtual co-pilot for smarter text input in the browser
2023 · trytextgpt.vercel.app · its alternatives →
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Codex-powered agents for teams.
Apr 2026 · openai.com · its alternatives →
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Token Harbor▲85The easiest way to access frontier AI models.
Aug 2026 · tokenharbor.ai · its alternatives →
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Hi all! I don’t think CHATGPT has gone unnoticed by anyone here on Hackernews. I’ve myself played around a bit with it, but felt it was annoying to always have to log into their GUI to ask the questions. To scratch my own itch and at the same time learn more about how to write my own command line interface, I created 'askai'. 'askai' is a simple CLI integration with OpenAI’s GPT3 models. I’ve primarily used it to get quick answers to technical questions, like: > askai "How to mock user input when writing a Python pytest test?" > askai "How do I remove a conda environment?" As I've found it…
2022 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Hey HN, I’ve built Open Codex, a fully local, open-source alternative to OpenAI’s Codex CLI. My initial plan was to fork their project and extend it. I even started doing that. But it turned out their code has several leaky abstractions, which made it hard to override core behavior cleanly. Shortly after, OpenAI introduced breaking changes. Maintaining my customizations on top became increasingly difficult. So I rewrote the whole thing from scratch using Python. My version is designed to support local LLMs. Right now, it only works with phi-4-mini (GGUF) via…
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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ConsoleGPT▲19A retro-themed ChatGPT clone with a minimalist console UI
2025 · console-gpt.vercel.app · its alternatives →
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Code▲20Hey HN, Today we're launching Code, a community-driven, open-source coding agent for your terminal. It's a fork of OpenAI's codex with a focus on developer ergonomics and local control. Key features: - Browser integration – attach to your Chrome via CDP or use a built-in headless browser. You can browse pages, run the CLI in a browser session, and even take screenshots from the terminal. - Multi-agent commands – /plan, /solve and /code orchestrate multiple models (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini) to propose and implement solutions, with consensus or race options. - Diff viewer – see…
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Hey there! I’ve been working on DB Pilot for the last couple of months, and I recently added an AI assistant powered by GPT 3.5 to help you write SQL queries tailored to your DB schema. Simply ask what data you are looking for - GPT will figure out which tables to use, how to join them, and then write a query for you. The AI assistant knows which tables and columns exist in your database, meaning it can write queries specific to your schema. Besides that, it doesn't have access to any actual data from your database though, meaning your data doesn't get exposed to OpenAI.
2023 · dbpilot.io · its alternatives →
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