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Codex vs Cline

An independent, evidence-weighted trust comparison of two coding agents — ranked on verifiable signals, not popularity.

Codex ranks higher with an HVTrust score of 91.5 vs 88.5/100 (Grade C vs B). HVTrust reflects supply-chain safety, transparency, maintenance, and adoption — weighted by how much verifiable evidence exists.
SignalCodexCline
HVTrust score91.588.5
Evidence gradeCB
Safety / Integrity (30)24.923.6
Transparency (20)16.616.1
Maintenance (20)20.020.0
Adoption (10)10.08.8
GitHub stars87.1k62.5k
Weekly downloads12,779,03041,387
Last push2026-05-302026-05-30
LanguageRustTypeScript
OSSF Scorecard6.66.1
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