# codex alternatives: 12 Claude Code plugins like openai/codex

codex has 131,470 stars, gained 1,114 in 7 days and was last pushed Oct 29, 2026; the top pick, cc-router, has 286 stars and gained 3 in 7 days.

Published: Oct 23, 2026 · Updated: Oct 30, 2026 · Author: Flowy
Canonical: https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/openai-codex

## How they compare

Flowy lists 1,115 other Development plugins like codex, ranked by shared technologies, then GitHub stars; nothing in this list is paid.

| Plugin | Stars | 7 days | Updated | License | Contains |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | --- | --- |
| [codex](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/openai-codex) | 131,470 | +1,114 | Oct 29, 2026 | Apache-2.0 | 5 skills, 1 agent |
| [cc-router](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/finch-xu-cc-router) | 286 | +3 | Oct 25, 2026 | MIT | 2 skills |
| [bitrouter](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/bitrouter-bitrouter) | 235 | 0 | Oct 27, 2026 | Apache-2.0 | 3 skills |
| [splitrail](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/piebald-ai-splitrail) | 227 | +2 | Oct 27, 2026 | MIT | 6 skills |
| [planning-with-files](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/othmanadi-planning-with-files) | 27,707 | +170 | Oct 24, 2026 | MIT | 6 skills, 13 commands, 6 hooks |
| [devspace](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/waishnav-devspace) | 5,300 | +15 | Oct 27, 2026 | MIT | 2 skills |
| [ccx](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/benedictking-ccx) | 3,986 | -4 | Oct 27, 2026 | MIT | 4 skills |
| [penguin-harness](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/prism-shadow-penguin-harness) | 2,955 | +139 | Oct 30, 2026 | Apache-2.0 | 35 skills |
| [grepai](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/yoanbernabeu-grepai) | 1,924 | +10 | Oct 29, 2026 | MIT | 3 skills, 1 agent |
| [bgauryy-octocode](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/bgauryy-octocode-mcp) | 956 | +4 | Oct 21, 2026 | MIT | 13 skills |
| [claude-code-skill-factory](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/alirezarezvani-claude-code-skill-factory) | 896 | +3 | Nov 12, 2025 | MIT | 5 agents, 20 commands |
| [llamafarm](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/llama-farm-llamafarm) | 836 | 0 | Jun 10, 2026 | Apache-2.0 | 19 skills, 1 MCP server |
| [gcx](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/grafana-gcx) | 802 | +17 | Oct 27, 2026 | Apache-2.0 | 24 skills, 1 agent |

## The 12 closest alternatives

1. [cc-router](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/finch-xu-cc-router) (286 stars, +3 this week). 本地运行的大模型聚合网关，GUI桌面端app，零代码部署，把Coding Plan、大模型 API 额度聚合成一个虚拟 Plan，一键接入 Claude Code、Claude Desktop App、OpenClaw、OpenCode 等工具。Bundle your… [cc-router on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/finch-xu-cc-router)
2. [bitrouter](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/bitrouter-bitrouter) (235 stars, 0 this week). The minimal interpretable model router that learns & adapts to your agent workflows. [bitrouter on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/bitrouter-bitrouter)
3. [splitrail](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/piebald-ai-splitrail) (227 stars, +2 this week). Splitrail is a fast, cross-platform, real-time token usage tracker and cost monitor for: Gemini CLI (and Qwen Code) Claude Code Codex CLI… [splitrail on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/piebald-ai-splitrail)
4. [planning-with-files](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/othmanadi-planning-with-files) (27,707 stars, +170 this week). Persistent file-based planning for AI coding agents and long-running tasks. [planning-with-files on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/othmanadi-planning-with-files) · [planning-with-files alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/othmanadi-planning-with-files)
5. [devspace](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/waishnav-devspace) (5,300 stars, +15 this week). Minimal Coding Agent Harness on MCP for ChatGPT, Claude, Hermes, Grok Bot, OpenClaw. [devspace on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/waishnav-devspace) · [devspace alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/waishnav-devspace)
6. [ccx](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/benedictking-ccx) (3,986 stars, -4 this week). CCX is a high-performance AI API proxy and protocol translation gateway for Claude, OpenAI Chat, OpenAI Images, OpenAI Embeddings, Codex… [ccx on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/benedictking-ccx) · [ccx alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/benedictking-ccx)
7. [penguin-harness](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/prism-shadow-penguin-harness) (2,955 stars, +139 this week). 🐧 Unified and Stable RSI Platform. [penguin-harness on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/prism-shadow-penguin-harness) · [penguin-harness alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/prism-shadow-penguin-harness)
8. [grepai](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/yoanbernabeu-grepai) (1,924 stars, +10 this week). Semantic Search & Call Graphs for AI Agents (100% Local). [grepai on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/yoanbernabeu-grepai) · [grepai alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/yoanbernabeu-grepai)
9. [bgauryy-octocode](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/bgauryy-octocode-mcp) (956 stars, +4 this week). Evidence-first code research for AI agents and developers. [bgauryy-octocode on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/bgauryy-octocode-mcp)
10. [claude-code-skill-factory](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/alirezarezvani-claude-code-skill-factory) (896 stars, +3 this week). A comprehensive toolkit for generating production-ready Claude Skills and Claude Code Agents at scale. [claude-code-skill-factory on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/alirezarezvani-claude-code-skill-factory)
11. [llamafarm](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/llama-farm-llamafarm) (836 stars, 0 this week). Enterprise AI capabilities on your own hardware. [llamafarm on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/llama-farm-llamafarm)
12. [gcx](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/grafana-gcx) (802 stars, +17 this week). gcx is Grafana in your terminal and your agentic coding environment. [gcx on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/grafana-gcx)

## Questions about codex alternatives

### What is the best alternative to codex?

cc-router is the first of 12 alternatives to codex by shared technologies: it has 286 stars (behind codex) and gained 3 stars this week.

### Which codex alternative has the most skills?

penguin-harness has the most, with 35 skills of the 12 alternatives listed. codex has 5.

### Is codex free?

Yes. codex is published under the Apache-2.0 license, so it is free to use.

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