Why hackers moved from Cursor to Codex CLI
1 hacker described this switch in public comments. Their words, with links to the originals.
What hackers said about the move
“just switched from Cursor to Codex CLI, have no fancy tooling infrastructure”mkozlows, 2025-12-30original comment ↗
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Cursor vs Codex CLI
| Cursor | Codex CLI | |
|---|---|---|
| Hackers who recommend | 6 | 1 |
| Hackers who criticize | 12 | 1 |
| Moved away from it | 6 | 1 |
| Moved to it | 3 | 1 |
Counts are distinct hackers in the sampled comments, not market share.
Criticism of Cursor
“Cursor / SpaceX will just have free rein to just train on your hosted code if you use Cursor Origin.”colesantiago, 2026-08-18original comment ↗
“When Cursor hijacked literally every CMD key combo, I got fed up and switched back to VSCode.”murlax, 2026-08-01original comment ↗
“you shipped an app fast with Lovable / v0 / Cursor and it works, but it looks and behaves like the AI default.”jensrusi, 2026-07-01original comment ↗
“I really don’t see what Curor’s value is longer term. Why pay a middle man?”basisword, 2026-06-16original comment ↗
“I’m also not going to use Cursor as xAI plans to acquire Cursor.”dangus, 2026-05-30original comment ↗
Praise for Codex CLI
No further praise for Codex CLI captured yet.