Codex
OpenAI's coding agent that builds and fixes software for you
- Made by
- OpenAI
- Category
- Coding
- Tracked since
- Oct 12, 2026
- Last change
- Oct 19, 2026
- Changes tracked
- 13
Changelog
Every change to Codex we’ve tracked, newest first, each with its source.
October 2026
- New feature
OpenAI released a new Codex CLI with cloud sync and a fullscreen terminal view.
- New feature
OpenAI Codex cloud tasks now keep running after you close your laptop.
- New feature
OpenAI released Codex CLI 0.163.0 with live config search and parallel tool calls.
- New feature
OpenAI made Codex more efficient with smarter context caching shared across subagents.
- Update
OpenAI fixed Codex capacity errors and added automatic recovery when they occur.
- New feature
OpenAI added auto-refresh and personalized views for each visitor to Codex Sites.
- New model
OpenAI unveiled GPT-6 Astra and GPT-6.1 Sol models, along with Daybreak security agents for Codex.
- New feature
CapCut Desktop now integrates Codex, so users can have AI direct their video editing workflows.
- New feature
Codex now has a Firebase plugin that lets users build full-stack Firebase apps inside Codex.
- New feature
OpenAI cut Codex disk storage use by 60%, allowing longer sessions.
- Pricing
OpenAI doubled its Codex for Open Source grants to six months of the $200 Pro plan.
- Pricing
OpenAI reduced Codex usage limits for Pro users, who report roughly a 75% drop in throughput.
- New feature
OpenAI raised the default GPT-6.1 Sol context window in Codex to 500K tokens and removed long-context fees.
