claude-code-codex-cursor-gemini

Last Updated: 2026-02-09

AI TERMS:

Agentic Engineering	AI Slop	Context Bloat	Context Engineering	Context Rot
Dumb Zone	Hallucination	Scaffolding	Orchestration	Vibe Coding

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Context Window Comparison

Tool	Largest Context	Best Model	Input $/M	Output $/M	Source
Claude Code	1M (beta)	Opus 4.6 with context-1m-2025-08-07 beta	$5.00	$25.00	Anthropic Models
Codex CLI	400k	GPT-5.3-Codex (Feb 2026)	TBD*	TBD*	OpenAI Models
Cursor	2M (native)	Gemini 3 Pro (200k/1M/2M modes)	$2.00**	$12.00**	Cursor Models
Gemini CLI	1M	Gemini 3 Pro Preview	$2.00	$12.00	Gemini API

* GPT-5.3-Codex pricing not yet published by OpenAI (Feb 2026 release) ** Cursor uses subscription pricing ($20/mo Pro); API prices shown are for underlying models

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Feature Comparison

Feature	Claude Code	Codex CLI	Gemini CLI	Cursor
Hooks	✅ 9+ types	⚠️ Limited	✅ 10 events	✅ 40x faster
Plugins/MCP	✅ Full	✅ Full	✅ FastMCP	✅ Full
Sub-agents	✅ Teams (exp)	✅ Beta	✅ A2A (exp)	✅ Custom
Slash Commands	✅ Custom	✅ Custom	✅ Custom	✅ Custom
Custom Commands	✅ Skills	✅ AGENTS.md	✅ GEMINI.md	✅ Rules
IDE Integration	✅ VS/JetBrains	✅ Multi-platform	✅ VS Code	✅ Native
Git Integration	✅ Hub (beta)	✅ GitHub (preview)	✅ Actions (beta)	✅ Blame (ent)
Web Search	✅ US only	✅ Built-in	✅ Grounding	✅ @Web
Image Support	✅ Full	✅ Full	✅ Full	✅ Full
Memory/Persistence	✅ Session	✅ Thread	✅ Project	✅ Memories
Multi-file Editing	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Composer
Auto-commit	⚠️ Via hooks	⚠️ Manual	✅ Native	✅ Native
Custom System Prompts	✅ Settings	✅ AGENTS.md	✅ GEMINI.md	✅ Rules
Cost Tracking	✅ Dashboard	⚠️ /status	✅ /stats	⚠️ Enterprise
Sandbox Mode	✅ Native	✅ OS-enforced	✅ Container	✅ Linux (ent)

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