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OpenAI Codex

OpenAI's local terminal coding agent (Rust) that reads repos, proposes patches, and runs shell commands; pairs with

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Apache-2.0 CLI with ChatGPT plan auth; strong Terminal-Bench showings; cloud+local split (CLI vs chatgpt.com/codex)

OpenAI's local terminal coding agent (Rust) that reads repos, proposes patches, and runs shell commands; pairs with Codex Web cloud agent and IDE extensions

Features

  • Platform AI CODE CREATION GitHub Copilot Write better code with AI
  • GitHub Copilot app Direct agents from issue to merge
  • MCP Registry Integrate external tools
  • DEVELOPER WORKFLOWS Actions Automate any workflow
  • Codespaces Instant dev environments
  • Issues Plan and track work
Pricing
Freemium / plan-tied
Pricing detail
Usable via ChatGPT Plus/Pro/Team plans; API/pay-per-token options
Platforms
CLI + IDE extensions + Codex Web

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