iroh vs codex
iroh and codex share 6 technologies: axum, lru, Tokio, ed25519-dalek, tracing, and tracing-subscriber. Both are written in Rust.
LinkedInWhat they share and what sets them apart
n0-computer
iroh
IP addresses break, dial keys instead. A library that adds QUIC + NAT Traversal to your apps.
Rust13kRead on November 10, 2026, at commit a5e39c4What is iroh built with?Only in iroh
- axum-server
- redb
In common
openai
codex
Lightweight coding agent that runs in your terminal
Rust133.9kRead on November 9, 2026, at commit 6107b98What is codex built with?Only in codex
- codex-attachment-store
- codex-cloud-tasks-client
- codex-queue-extension
- codex-thread-store
- codex-utils-cache
- sqlx-sqlite
- sqlx
libsqlite3-sys
- SQLite
- Sentry
rama-http
- tiny_http
- tower
objc2-app-kit
- two-face
- codex-tui
- Ratatui
- crossterm
- ratatui-macros
ansi-to-tui
- sqlx-macros
- codex-aws-auth
- codex-keyring-store
- codex-login
- codex-user-verification
- codex-websocket-auth
- codex-workload-identity
- oauth2
- keyring
- jsonwebtoken
- hmac
- codex-agent-graph-store
- codex-agent-identity
- codex-agent-message-board-client
- codex-agent-message-board-extension
- codex-agent-roles
- codex-chatgpt
- codex-client
- codex-code-mode-runtime
- codex-collaboration-mode-templates
- codex-context-fragments
- codex-core-plugin-common
- codex-extension-api
- codex-external-agent-migration
- codex-guardian-context
- codex-guardian-reviewer
- codex-image-generation-extension
- codex-lmstudio
- codex-mcp
- codex-mcp-extension
- codex-memories-extension
- codex-memories-read
- codex-memories-write
- codex-message-board-mcp
- codex-model-provider
- codex-model-provider-info
- codex-models-manager
- codex-ollama
- codex-plugin-host
- codex-prompts
- codex-protocol
- codex-response-debug-context
- codex-runtime-agent-instance
- codex-skills
- codex-skills-extension
- codex-tools
- codex-web-search-extension
openai-codex-cli-bin
- rmcp
- bm25
- codex-mermaid
- codex-utils-image
- codex-utils-template
- png
- image
- pulldown-cmark
- zip
- linkify
- quick-xml
- symphonia
- schemars
- Pydantic
- codex-otel-trace-websocket
- codex-rollout-trace
- tracelogging
- OpenTelemetry
- tracing-opentelemetry
- log
opentelemetry-otlp
tracing-appender
- opentelemetry-semantic-conventions
Side by side
irohcodex
SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
iroh59,325 lines written101 code files
codex2,374,591 lines written4,286 code files
Who writes itA commit counts as AI's when it carries its signature: a Co-Authored-By line, its author name or the merge of its branch.
iroh0.1% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code
codex2.7% of its commits signed by AIWith Codex, Claude Code, and GitHub Copilot
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
irohLast push November 10, 20262,545 commits12,953 stars
codexLast push November 9, 202613,317 commits133,900 stars
TestsThe files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.
iroh17 test files24.8% of its code files have a test that imports them
codex2,509 test files51.9% of its code files have a test that imports them
Frequently asked questions
Which is bigger, iroh or codex?
codex, with 2,374,591 lines written; iroh has 59,325.
The proof: openai/codex's code at commit 6107b98
Which has more GitHub stars, iroh or codex?
codex, with 133,900 stars; iroh has 12,953.
The proof: openai/codex on GitHub
Which has more tests, iroh or codex?
codex, with 2,509 test files; iroh has 17.
The proof: openai/codex's code at commit 6107b98
Which was updated more recently, iroh or codex?
iroh: its last push was on November 10, 2026, and codex's on November 9, 2026.
The proof: n0-computer/iroh's commits on GitHub
Which has more commits signed by AI, iroh or codex?
codex: an AI signed 2.7% of its commits, with Codex, Claude Code, and GitHub Copilot; in iroh, 0.1%.
The proof: the commits each tool signed in openai/codex
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