AI code editors & assistants / Coding agent
OpenAI Codex
OpenAI's cloud and CLI coding agent
Good for
Background coding tasks · PRs
- Free tier
- Yes — Free $0 — limited Codex on quick tasks in the desktop app
- Starting price
- $20/month (ChatGPT Plus; full Codex in CLI, IDE, web and cloud; Go at $8/mo is desktop-only and lightweight)
- Skill level
- intermediate
[OK] checked 2026-10-15 on the official site
Get started
- Open the official site: https://openai.com/codex
- Start on the free tier to test it on your task.
- Try it on your real task before committing.