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Product

Codex

OpenAI coding agent for software development workflows.

last verified: 2026-07-27pricing checked: 2026-07-26
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Fact summary

Name
Codex
Company / maker
OpenAI
Entity type
Product
Availability
Public
Pricing model
Hybrid
Pricing unit
month
Primary pricing route
App Subscription
Free plan
Yes
Delivery modes
Web AppCLIIde Extension
Supported platforms
WebmacOSWindowsLinux
Data state
source backed
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Official links

Formal source rows with URL, source type, and freshness.
LinkURLsource typechecked
Official websiteopenai.com/codex/ official-site2026-07-27
Pricing pagedevelopers.openai.com/codex/pricing official-pricing-page2026-07-19
Documentationdevelopers.openai.com/codex official-documentation2026-07-27
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Access and delivery

Supported platforms and delivery modes are intentionally separate.

Supported platforms

WebmacOSWindowsLinux

Delivery modes

Web AppCLIIde Extension
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Capabilities

Capability tags

Developer AgentsCode Assistants
Input types
TextStructured Data
Output types
CodeTextDocument
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Pricing summary

Pricing summary

Derived from official pricing routes where available
pricingModel
Hybrid
pricingUnit
month
startingPrice
0
currency
USD
hasFreePlan
Yes
pricingLastChecked
2026-07-26
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Pricing routes

Each route is a first-class record with source URL and checked date.
Primary official pricing route
routeType: app-subscription
primary route

Official Codex pricing includes bundled access through ChatGPT Free, Go, Plus, Pro, Business, and Enterprise. Current GPT-5.6 local-message ranges are tracked on the relevant plans; credits and API-key billing remain separate routes.

0 / month
Codex post-limit and workspace credits
routeType: credits

Official Codex pricing allows additional credits after plan limits and workspace credits for eligible business and enterprise usage; credit consumption is transitioning to API-style token rates.

Codex API-key token usage
routeType: api-usage

Local Codex tasks may use an API key and are billed at standard API token rates; hosted GitHub code review and Slack features are not included in API-key billing.

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Pricing plans

plantrackmonthlyusage limitfeaturessourcechecked
ChatGPT Freeapp0Limited GPT-5.6 access for quick coding tasks through ChatGPT Free; exact numeric limits are not normalized.Test Codex capabilities, Limited access to GPT-5.6, Limited messages and uploads, Limited deep research, Limited memory and context2026-07-26
ChatGPT Goapp8More GPT-5.6 access for lightweight coding tasks through ChatGPT Go; exact numeric limits are not normalized.Test Codex capabilities, More access to GPT-5.6, More messages and uploads, More image creation, Longer memory, Access the latest models2026-07-26
ChatGPT Businessteam20ChatGPT Business includes Codex across desktop/mobile apps, larger virtual machines, credits extension, admin controls, SAML SSO/MFA; price shown per user per month on official Codex pricing page.Everything in Plus, Extend usage with ChatGPT credits, Dedicated workspace with admin controls, SAML SSO, and MFA, Business data is kept out of training by default, Unlocks ChatGPT Business features2026-07-13
ChatGPT Plusapp20Current official Plus table lists local messages per five-hour window: GPT-5.6 Sol 15-90, GPT-5.6 Terra 20-110, GPT-5.6 Luna 50-280; local messages and cloud tasks share the window and weekly limits may apply.Expanded Codex usage, Build with the Codex app for macOS and Windows, Connect tools such as Slack, GitHub, and Figma with plugins, Advanced reasoning models, Expanded messages and uploads, Expanded deep research and agent mode2026-07-26
ChatGPT ProappFrom 100Official Codex Pro provides 5x or 20x more usage than Plus and current GPT-5.6 access. Usage remains subject to plan and abuse guardrails.Maximum Codex tasks, Access to GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark research preview, Unlocks ChatGPT Pro features, Pro reasoning with GPT-5.5 Pro, Unlimited GPT-5.3 and file uploads, Maximum deep research and agent mode2026-07-26
ChatGPT Eduenterprise-Codex is included in ChatGPT Edu plans for eligible organizations; exact institutional terms are not normalized.-2026-07-13
ChatGPT Enterpriseenterprise-Enterprise organization access; contact sales or use enterprise terms.Everything in Business, Enterprise-grade security controls including SCIM, EKM, domain verification, user analytics, and RBAC, Priority request processing, Usage and activity monitoring with audit logs and the Compliance API2026-07-13
API Keyapi-Pay only for tokens Codex uses, based on API pricing; no cloud-based GitHub code review or Slack features.API-key route for local or automation use, Usage is charged based on API pricing for tokens Codex uses2026-07-19
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Evidence and sources

source URLsource typeused forchecked
developers.openai.com/codex/pricingofficial-pricing-pagepricing, pricing-routes2026-07-19
chatgpt.com/codex/pricing/official-pricing-pagepricing, pricing-routes, pricing-plans2026-07-26
developers.openai.com/codexofficial-documentationdocumentation, capability-claims, relationships, entity-boundary2026-07-27
openai.com/codex/official-siteidentity, official-url, capability-claims2026-07-27
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Freshness and recent changes

Facts verified
2026-07-27
Identity and core facts
Pricing checked
2026-07-26
Pricing routes and plans
Record updated
2026-05-07
Public record freshness
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