Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/n0-computer/iroh/vs/openai/codex Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/n0-computer/iroh/vs/openai/codex.md Description: iroh and codex share 6 technologies: axum, lru, Tokio, ed25519-dalek, tracing, and tracing-subscriber. Both are written in Rust. # iroh vs codex iroh and codex share 6 technologies: axum, lru, Tokio, ed25519-dalek, tracing, and tracing-subscriber. Both are written in Rust. - [n0-computer/iroh](https://seerepo.com/r/n0-computer/iroh): IP addresses break, dial keys instead. A library that adds QUIC + NAT Traversal to your apps. - [openai/codex](https://seerepo.com/r/openai/codex): Lightweight coding agent that runs in your terminal ## What they share and what sets them apart - In common: axum, lru, Tokio, ed25519-dalek, tracing, tracing-subscriber - Only in iroh: axum-server, redb - 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, rama-core, tiny_http, tower, rama-http-backend, objc2-app-kit, objc2-foundation, 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, objc2-local-authentication, 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, opentelemetry-appender-tracing, opentelemetry-http ## Side by side | | iroh | codex | |---|---|---| | Size | 59,325 lines written, 101 code files | 2,374,591 lines written, 4,286 code files | | Who writes it | 0.1% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code | 2.7% of its commits signed by AI. With Codex, Claude Code, and GitHub Copilot | | Activity | Last push November 10, 2026, 2,545 commits, 12,953 stars | Last push November 9, 2026, 13,317 commits, 133,900 stars | | Tests | 17 test files. 24.8% of its code files have a test that imports them | 2,509 test files. 51.9% of its code files have a test that imports them | - Size: Lines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests. - Who writes it: A commit counts as AI's when it carries its signature: a Co-Authored-By line, its author name or the merge of its branch. - Activity: From GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it. - Tests: The files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports. ## 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](https://github.com/openai/codex/tree/6107b9886c114702e5c1cfd1c1b54f7c48bfaf49) ### Which has more GitHub stars, iroh or codex? codex, with 133,900 stars; iroh has 12,953. The proof: [openai/codex on GitHub](https://github.com/openai/codex) ### 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](https://github.com/openai/codex/tree/6107b9886c114702e5c1cfd1c1b54f7c48bfaf49) ### 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](https://github.com/n0-computer/iroh/commits) ### 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](https://seerepo.com/r/openai/codex/ai) ## Sources - n0-computer/iroh: Read on November 10, 2026, at commit a5e39c4 (https://github.com/n0-computer/iroh/tree/a5e39c44d3d6dfaaff30b7292126e06ea0ab7a21) - openai/codex: Read on November 9, 2026, at commit 6107b98 (https://github.com/openai/codex/tree/6107b9886c114702e5c1cfd1c1b54f7c48bfaf49) ## What is your repo built with? Any public repo, with no account: https://seerepo.com/r/owner/repo/built, with the owner and name it has on GitHub.