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OpenAI Agents SDK vs OpenAI Codex CLI

Enterprise evaluation of OpenAI Agents SDK and OpenAI Codex CLI across security, compliance, reliability, procurement evidence, adoption, and market movement.

Decision brief

Best overall

OpenAI Agents SDK

Best combined signal across API availability, docs, adoption, reviews, and ecosystem proof.

Open-source option

OpenAI Agents SDK

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Decision notes

Adoption proof: OpenAI Agents SDK

Reviews: No developer reviews yet

Repo stars: OpenAI Codex CLI

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Evidence links

OpenAI Agents SDK docs OpenAI Agents SDK repo OpenAI Codex CLI docs OpenAI Codex CLI repo

Missing evidence and weekly return

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Enterprise evidence matrix

OpenAI Agents SDK

AI Agents

Pricing: Open source
Open source: Yes
API: Available
Rating: No reviews
GitHub: 29,792 stars
Adoption: 1 adoption
Benchmark: No benchmark data
Commercial model: Inferred
Open source profile signal; exact enterprise terms need buyer review.
Source
Reliability: Missing
No status page, uptime, or SLA evidence attached
Security/compliance: Missing
No security, trust, or compliance source attached
Integration fit: Source linked
API available with docs/profile signal
Source
Adoption proof: Verified
1 verified adoption signal

OpenAI Codex CLI

AI Agents

Pricing: Open source
Open source: Yes
API: Available
Rating: No reviews
GitHub: 126,018 stars
Adoption: 1 adoption
Benchmark: No benchmark data
Commercial model: Inferred
Open source profile signal; exact enterprise terms need buyer review.
Source
Reliability: Missing
No status page, uptime, or SLA evidence attached
Security/compliance: Missing
No security, trust, or compliance source attached
Integration fit: Source linked
API available with docs/profile signal
Source
Adoption proof: Verified
1 verified adoption signal

Feature	OpenAI Agents SDK	OpenAI Codex CLI
Category	AI Agents	AI Agents
Pricing	Open source	Open source
Open source
API available
Rating	No reviews	No reviews
GitHub stars	29,792	126,018
Adoption	1 adoption	1 adoption
Benchmark	No benchmark data	No benchmark data
Commercial model	Inferred Open source profile signal; exact enterprise terms need buyer review. Source	Inferred Open source profile signal; exact enterprise terms need buyer review. Source
Reliability	Missing No status page, uptime, or SLA evidence attached	Missing No status page, uptime, or SLA evidence attached
Security/compliance	Missing No security, trust, or compliance source attached	Missing No security, trust, or compliance source attached
Integration fit	Source linked API available with docs/profile signal Source	Source linked API available with docs/profile signal Source
Adoption proof	Verified 1 verified adoption signal	Verified 1 verified adoption signal

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