Last Updated: 2026-02-09
AI TERMS:
| Agentic Engineering | AI Slop | Context Bloat | Context Engineering | Context Rot |
| Dumb Zone | Hallucination | Scaffolding | Orchestration | Vibe Coding |
| Tool | Largest Context | Best Model | Input $/M | Output $/M | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Code | 1M (beta) | Opus 4.6 with context-1m-2025-08-07 beta |
$5.00 | $25.00 | Anthropic Models |
| Codex CLI | 400k | GPT-5.3-Codex (Feb 2026) | TBD* | TBD* | OpenAI Models |
| Cursor | 2M (native) | Gemini 3 Pro (200k/1M/2M modes) | $2.00** | $12.00** | Cursor Models |
| Gemini CLI | 1M | Gemini 3 Pro Preview | $2.00 | $12.00 | Gemini API |
* GPT-5.3-Codex pricing not yet published by OpenAI (Feb 2026 release) ** Cursor uses subscription pricing ($20/mo Pro); API prices shown are for underlying models
| Feature | Claude Code | Codex CLI | Gemini CLI | Cursor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hooks | ✅ 9+ types | ✅ 10 events | ✅ 40x faster | |
| Plugins/MCP | ✅ Full | ✅ Full | ✅ FastMCP | ✅ Full |
| Sub-agents | ✅ Teams (exp) | ✅ Beta | ✅ A2A (exp) | ✅ Custom |
| Slash Commands | ✅ Custom | ✅ Custom | ✅ Custom | ✅ Custom |
| Custom Commands | ✅ Skills | ✅ AGENTS.md | ✅ GEMINI.md | ✅ Rules |
| IDE Integration | ✅ VS/JetBrains | ✅ Multi-platform | ✅ VS Code | ✅ Native |
| Git Integration | ✅ Hub (beta) | ✅ GitHub (preview) | ✅ Actions (beta) | ✅ Blame (ent) |
| Web Search | ✅ US only | ✅ Built-in | ✅ Grounding | ✅ @Web |
| Image Support | ✅ Full | ✅ Full | ✅ Full | ✅ Full |
| Memory/Persistence | ✅ Session | ✅ Thread | ✅ Project | ✅ Memories |
| Multi-file Editing | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Composer |
| Auto-commit | ✅ Native | ✅ Native | ||
| Custom System Prompts | ✅ Settings | ✅ AGENTS.md | ✅ GEMINI.md | ✅ Rules |
| Cost Tracking | ✅ Dashboard | ✅ /stats | ||
| Sandbox Mode | ✅ Native | ✅ OS-enforced | ✅ Container | ✅ Linux (ent) |