Dev Compares Cursor and Codex Plan Modes
NielsRogge · x · 2026-07-14
Developers took to social media to compare the planning mode experiences in Cursor and Codex. The author urges Codex to adopt a shortcut like Cursor's (Shift+Tab) for quickly switching to planning/agent mode. They noted that Cursor currently holds a clear lead in planning mode, whereas Codex's logic is somewhat cluttered, making it difficult for users to smoothly execute generated plans.
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