Cursor vs Codex: An Application‑Level Comparison and Insights
The author runs a series of real‑world development tasks with Cursor (Composer 2.5) and Codex (GPT‑5.5) to compare how each agent understands directories, creates files, designs a WeChat lottery mini‑program MVP, generates MySQL schemas, evaluates non‑functional requirements, and reflects on token usage, concluding that Cursor excels in IDE‑centric, structured outputs while Codex shines as a terminal‑based coding agent.
