OpenAI Codex CLI leads by 22,859 stars · measured
readings plus reconstructed growth
As of 2026-10-24, OpenAI Codex CLI has 130,797 GitHub stars and
Gemini CLI has 107,938, a gap of 22,859.
Over the 90 days measured from 2026-07-02 to today, OpenAI Codex CLI grew +37.7% against Gemini CLI at +2.0%.
Where they stand
OpenAI Codex CLI
Gemini CLI
GitHub stars
130,797
107,938
Forks
20,637
14,804
Open issues
24,607
762
Read at
2026-10-24
2026-10-24
Both counts were read from the GitHub REST API;
each links to its own provenance page below.
Growth over time
Window
OpenAI Codex CLI
Gemini CLI
30 days
+8.4%
+1.0%
90 days
+37.7%
+2.0%
180 days
+85.2%
+8.2%
365 days
+186.7%
+39.1%
Growth is reconstructed from dated Wayback
Machine captures of each repository page, never interpolated. A missing row means no capture fell
close enough to that window to state a figure honestly.
Which way the gap is moving
OpenAI Codex CLI passed Gemini CLI between 2026-07-06 and today, and now leads by 22,859 stars.
Between 2026-07-02 and the current reading, OpenAI Codex CLI gained 35,841 stars and Gemini CLI gained 2,154. Over that window the gap widened by 12,031 stars, from 10,828 to 22,859.
A star count measures attention, not quality, adoption or
satisfaction. A repository with fewer stars can be the better tool, and a fast-growing one can be
growing for reasons unrelated to merit. Nothing here is a recommendation, and the arithmetic in
"which way the gap is moving" is not a prediction.