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Codex CLI 0.157.0 vs OpenCode 2.0: which delivered after 7 days?
Same stamp after day 7: both Codex CLI 0.157.0 and OpenCode 2.0 are stamped Partly. The claim tallies below show where each one held and where it didn't.
| Codex CLI 0.157.0 | OpenCode 2.0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | Partly | Partly |
| Claims held | 0 | 0 |
| Claims mixed | 1 | 3 |
| Claims failed | 0 | 0 |
| Claims unclear | 3 | 2 |
| User reports | 6 | 14 |
| Launched | 25 Sept 2026 | 14 Oct 2026 |
| Last stamped | 22 Oct 2026 | 22 Oct 2026 |
No. 003 · OpenAI
Codex CLI 0.157.0
It shipped, but the new background server broke startup for some Windows and Arch Linux users and left a self-updating process running that CLI users did not ask for.
- Launched
- 25 Sept 2026
- Stamped
- 22 Oct 2026
- Claims
- ✓0 held · ~1 mixed · ✗0 failed · ?3 unclear
- Reports
- 6 (0 praise · 6 problem · 0 mixed)
What they claimed
“Enabled automatic background-server startup for eligible interactive sessions, with recovery choices when server settings are incompatible.”~ Mixed
“Added GPT-6 Sol and Luna, including Amazon Bedrock support and migration prompts for older models.”? Unclear
“Fixed configured proxy routing for realtime connections and standalone web search, including search redirects.”? Unclear
“Added retries for transient file-upload failures and increased the upload timeout to five minutes.”? Unclear
No. 006 · Anomaly (OpenCode)
OpenCode 2.0
The background service shipped, but v1 upgrades hit migration errors and a failed service takes every client down.
- Launched
- 14 Oct 2026
- Stamped
- 22 Oct 2026
- Claims
- ✓0 held · ~3 mixed · ✗0 failed · ?2 unclear
- Reports
- 14 (0 praise · 12 problem · 2 mixed)
What they claimed
“In 2.0 this server now automatically runs as a single background process on your machine.”~ Mixed
“All MCP servers in 2.0 are opted into code mode by default.”? Unclear
“First, we've added background subagents.”? Unclear
“There are a lot of other changes but they are backwards compatible.”~ Mixed
“We also spent quite a lot of time ensuring everything in OpenCode 2.0 can be hot-reloaded.”~ Mixed
Both stamps come from the public user reports linked on each receipt, under the same method. Verdicts are opinion and are never paid for.
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