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Codex vs Cline

An independent, evidence-weighted trust comparison of two coding agents — ranked on verifiable signals, not popularity.

Codex ranks higher with an HVTrust score of 92.8 vs 91.2/100 . HVTrust reflects supply-chain safety, transparency, maintenance, and adoption — weighted by how much verifiable evidence exists.
SignalCodexCline
HVTrust score92.891.2
Evidence gradeAA
Registry stateListedListed
Safety / Integrity (25)20.719.6
Identity / Provenance (18)18.018.0
Transparency (17)14.113.6
Maintenance (20)20.020.0
Adoption (20)20.020.0
GitHub stars88.6k62.7k
Weekly downloads13,450,6734,261,183
Last push2026-06-042026-06-04
LanguageRustTypeScript
OSSF Scorecard6.66.0
Review flags——
Recent change2026-05-30: Package provenance attestation detected2026-05-29: HVTrust up 10.0pts (78.4 → 88.4)
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