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Codex vs Qwen Code

Both are Grade A and 0.7 points apart, so choose on what you weigh most. Codex leads on adoption; Qwen Code leads on supply-chain integrity and rests on broader evidence. Note: Codex's evidence coverage is thinner (coverage B vs A) — its score rests on fewer independent signal types.

A Codex 89.9

Lightweight coding agent that runs in your terminal

openai/codex · #26 overall · #3 Coding Agents · coverage B (3/5)

Choose Codex if adoption matters most.

+3.0Adoption: 15.5M weekly downloads against 50.9k

A Qwen Code 89.2

An open-source AI coding agent that lives in your terminal.

QwenLM/qwen-code · #34 overall · #5 Coding Agents · coverage A (4/5)

Choose Qwen Code if supply-chain integrity matters most.

+4.3Safety / Integrity: 100% of recent commits signed, against 0%
A vs BEvidence coverage: 4 of 5 independent signal types, against 3

Where they differ

14.9

Safety / IntegrityQwen Code +4.3

19.2

13.5

TransparencyCodex +0.4

13.1

20.0

AdoptionCodex +3.0

17.0

+3.5

Runtime calibrationCodex +1.6

+1.9

2 dimensions identical: Identity 18.0 · Maintenance 20.0 · Full evidence table

An independent, evidence-based trust comparison of Codex and Qwen Code, two Coding Agents projects in the HVTracker registry. Scores come from public, checkable signals — supply-chain provenance, OSSF Scorecard, maintenance, and adoption — not popularity.

Full evidence

Signal	Codexopenai/codex	Qwen CodeQwenLM/qwen-code
HVTrust score	89.9	89.2
Evidence grade	A	A
Coverage grade	B	A
Overall rank	#26	#34
Rank in Coding Agents	#3	#5
GitHub stars	129.7k	28.6k
Last updated	today	today
Build provenance	Yes	Yes
OSSF Scorecard	5.9 / 10	5.4 / 10
License	Apache-2.0	Apache-2.0
Downloads	15.5M/wk	51k/wk
Trust dimensions (points earned)
Safety / integrity / 25	14.9	19.2
Identity & provenance / 18	18.0	18.0
Transparency / 17	13.5	13.1
Maintenance / 20	20.0	20.0
Adoption / 20	20.0	17.0
Runtime capability surface (full matrix)
MCP server	Implemented	Implemented
External providers	1 — OpenAI	3 — Anthropic, Google Gemini, OpenAI
Requires API keys	No	No
Plugin surface	extensions	extensions
Provenance drift	Match	Match

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How to read this: HVTrust (0–100) weighs supply-chain signals (provenance, OSSF Scorecard, signed commits, open license) alongside real-world adoption, scaled by an evidence-confidence factor. Grade bands: A ≥ 80, B ≥ 65, C ≥ 50, D < 50. Signals refresh daily. Full methodology v4.4 →