codex vs yazi

codex and yazi share 10 technologies: lru, Tokio, objc2-foundation, Ratatui, ansi-to-tui, image, tracing, tracing-subscriber, log, and tracing-appender. Both are written in Rust.

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What they share and what sets them apart

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

  • axum
  • 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
  • two-face
  • codex-tui
  • crossterm
  • ratatui-macros
  • sqlx-macros
  • codex-aws-auth
  • codex-keyring-store
  • codex-login
  • codex-user-verification
  • codex-websocket-auth
  • codex-workload-identity
  • oauth2
  • keyring
  • jsonwebtoken
  • ed25519-dalek
  • 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
  • pulldown-cmark
  • zip
  • linkify
  • quick-xml
  • symphonia
  • schemars
  • Pydantic
  • codex-otel-trace-websocket
  • codex-rollout-trace
  • tracelogging
  • OpenTelemetry
  • tracing-opentelemetry
  • opentelemetry-otlp
  • opentelemetry-semantic-conventions
  • opentelemetry-appender-tracing
  • opentelemetry-http

In common

sxyazi

yazi

💥 Blazing fast terminal file manager written in Rust, based on async I/O.

Rust43.3kRead on November 6, 2026, at commit 6882e1aWhat is yazi built with?

Only in yazi

  • tracing-core

Side by side

SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
codex2,374,591 lines written4,286 code files
yazi82,293 lines written1,386 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.
codex2.7% of its commits signed by AIWith Codex, Claude Code, and GitHub Copilot
yazi0.1% of its commits signed by AIWith GitHub Copilot
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
codexLast push November 9, 202613,317 commits133,900 stars
yaziLast push November 5, 20261,565 commits43,254 stars
TestsThe files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.
codex2,509 test files51.9% of its code files have a test that imports them
yazi0 test files

Frequently asked questions

Which is bigger, codex or yazi?
codex, with 2,374,591 lines written; yazi has 82,293.

The proof: openai/codex's code at commit 6107b98

Which has more GitHub stars, codex or yazi?
codex, with 133,900 stars; yazi has 43,254.

The proof: openai/codex on GitHub

Which has more tests, codex or yazi?
codex, with 2,509 test files.

The proof: openai/codex's code at commit 6107b98

Which was updated more recently, codex or yazi?
codex: its last push was on November 9, 2026, and yazi's on November 5, 2026.

The proof: openai/codex's commits on GitHub

Which has more commits signed by AI, codex or yazi?
codex: an AI signed 2.7% of its commits, with Codex, Claude Code, and GitHub Copilot; in yazi, 0.1%.

The proof: the commits each tool signed in openai/codex

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