Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/openai/codex/vs/tauri-apps/tauri
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/openai/codex/vs/tauri-apps/tauri.md
Description: codex and tauri share 11 technologies: axum, Tokio, tower, objc2-app-kit, objc2-foundation, png, image, zip, schemars, tracing, and log. Both are written in Rust.

# codex vs tauri

codex and tauri share 11 technologies: axum, Tokio, tower, objc2-app-kit, objc2-foundation, png, image, zip, schemars, tracing, and log. Both are written in Rust.

- [openai/codex](https://seerepo.com/r/openai/codex): Lightweight coding agent that runs in your terminal
- [tauri-apps/tauri](https://seerepo.com/r/tauri-apps/tauri): Build smaller, faster, and more secure desktop and mobile applications with a web frontend.

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: axum, Tokio, tower, objc2-app-kit, objc2-foundation, png, image, zip, schemars, tracing, log
- Only in codex: lru, SQLite, Sentry, Ratatui, crossterm, keyring, hmac, rmcp, pulldown-cmark, Pydantic, tracing-subscriber, tracing-appender
- Only in tauri: androidx.core:core-ktx, Google, muda, tao, gtk, objc2-ui-kit, tray-icon, webkit2gtk, webview2-com, androidx.appcompat:appcompat, dpi, softbuffer, plist, resvg, env_logger

## Side by side

| | codex | tauri |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 2,320,674 lines written, 4,216 code files | 129,373 lines written, 353 code files |
| Who writes it | 2.8% of its commits signed by AI. With Codex, Claude Code, and GitHub Copilot | 0% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code |
| Activity | Last push November 4, 2026, 13,099 commits, 133,103 stars | Last push November 4, 2026, 6,337 commits, 112,486 stars |
| Tests | 2,448 test files. 51.6% of its code files have a test that imports them | 48 test files. 7.9% 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, codex or tauri?

codex, with 2,320,674 lines written; tauri has 129,373.

The proof: [openai/codex's code at commit 021fccb](https://github.com/openai/codex/tree/021fccb046508938c4754982efccfb51d6e8356e)

### Which has more GitHub stars, codex or tauri?

codex, with 133,103 stars; tauri has 112,486.

The proof: [openai/codex on GitHub](https://github.com/openai/codex)

### Which has more tests, codex or tauri?

codex, with 2,448 test files; tauri has 48.

The proof: [openai/codex's code at commit 021fccb](https://github.com/openai/codex/tree/021fccb046508938c4754982efccfb51d6e8356e)

### Which was updated more recently, codex or tauri?

Both got their last push on November 4, 2026.

The proof: [openai/codex's commits on GitHub](https://github.com/openai/codex/commits)

### Which has more commits signed by AI, codex or tauri?

codex: an AI signed 2.8% of its commits, with Codex, Claude Code, and GitHub Copilot.

The proof: [the commits each tool signed in openai/codex](https://seerepo.com/r/openai/codex/ai)

## Sources

- openai/codex: Read on November 4, 2026, at commit 021fccb (https://github.com/openai/codex/tree/021fccb046508938c4754982efccfb51d6e8356e)
- tauri-apps/tauri: Read on November 4, 2026, at commit eebf7c2 (https://github.com/tauri-apps/tauri/tree/eebf7c23c1b55629aac7c8f4913d845bdbb46da3)

## 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.