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Codex

by OpenAI

OpenAI’s coding agent for terminal, IDE and cloud

OpenAI's coding agent for terminal, IDE and cloud; included with ChatGPT plans, open-source CLI.

Free versionTrust 79For prosTerminal · VS Code · JetBrains · Browser
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How it runs for you

Simulation starting …

Illustration, not a real test run

What you get

What you get

  1. 01Hand tasks to the agent from your terminal or IDE
  2. 02Run several tasks in parallel in the cloud
  3. 03Included with ChatGPT plans, with an open-source CLI

For you if …

  • Developers who already use ChatGPT
  • Teams that want to hand off bug fixes and reviews

Pick something else if …

  • Non-coders: an app builder is a better fit
  • Anyone who won’t review code changes themselves

How to start

In three steps.

What you need
  • Terminal or IDE
  • ChatGPT account
  • Paid plan for more use
  • Coding experience
  1. 1Install the Codex CLI or the extension for your IDE
  2. 2Sign in with your ChatGPT account
  3. 3Pick your project and describe the task

Part of these packages

Codex works together with other software.

Code faster

An AI colleague that writes, explains, tests and cleans up code.

5 steps15 minutesFor pros

Safety check

3 of 5 checks passed · 1 note

actively maintainedLicence: Apache-2.0

Trust 79
Who is behind it?
  • Taken by OROBO from the official source. The maker has not joined OROBO yet.
Is the code clean?
  • Source code publicly visible
  • Licence: Apache-2.0
  • Review code pattern: Install script piped to shell from chatgpt.com
Is it maintained?
  • Website reachable — but doesn’t allow automated checks (not a warning sign)
  • Updated today
  • Prices on the maker’s site
Technical details & what we don’t check

We automatically check origin, code patterns, licence, maintenance and reachability — again every day. We do not check whether the software fits your purpose, how it handles your data, or whether it works without errors. Last checked 11 hours ago. How OROBO checks

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Facts

AreaAutomate
PriceFree version
LicenceApache-2.0
Runs onTerminal, VS Code, JetBrains, Browser, macOS, Windows, Linux
Popular with developers★ 133.2K GitHub
Last updated05 Nov 2026
Sourceopenai/codex ↗
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