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OpenAI Codex

OpenAI's coding agent across ChatGPT, your editor, and the terminal — runs many agents in parallel and keeps going in the cloud.

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Our rating
★ 4.7 / 5 preliminary
Pricing
Paid · from $20/mo
Category
Coding agent
For
Builder
Last updated
Oct 15, 2026

💲 Included in ChatGPT plans: Plus $20, Pro $100, Business $20/seat (2+ seats, annual). Source: openai.com (checked Oct 15, 2026).

Pros & cons

👍 Pros

  • Parallel cloud agents
  • Automatic PR reviews
  • CLI, IDE extension and ChatGPT share one account

👎 Cons

  • Requires a ChatGPT plan
  • Cloud tasks need environment setup

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