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Spec score 8.6 #31 of 102 in AI Coding Assistants

Spec sheet

Purpose
Codex is an AI coding partner for engineering work such as finding bugs, refactoring, and building features.Read 11 Oct 2026 · openai.com
Free plan
NoRead 20 Sep 2026 · openai.com
Security
OpenAI says infrastructure for its products uses encryption in transit and at rest, change management, and strict access controls.Read 11 Oct 2026 · openai.com
Support
OpenAI links users to its Help Center and service status page for support resources.Read 11 Oct 2026 · openai.com
Founded
2015Read 28 Sep 2026 · openai.com
Maker
OpenAI consists of the nonprofit OpenAI Foundation and the for-profit OpenAI Group, which operates as a public benefit corporation.Read 11 Oct 2026 · openai.com
Business controls
The Codex Business offering is described as a shared workspace with admin controls and flexible pricing for teams working across repositories.Read 11 Oct 2026 · openai.com
Business data
OpenAI says it will not train on ChatGPT Business workspace data.Read 11 Oct 2026 · help.openai.com
Chat assistance
YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · openai.com
Cloud tasks
Codex continues tasks in the cloud after the user closes their laptop, using reusable cloud environments for each repository.Read 11 Oct 2026 · openai.com
Code review
Codex can automatically review pull requests, surface findings, and answer questions.Read 11 Oct 2026 · openai.com
Codebase indexing
YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · openai.com
Coding agent
YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · openai.com
Free access
The Free ChatGPT plan includes limited Codex access.Read 11 Oct 2026 · chatgpt.com
Parallel agents
Codex can run many agents in parallel and lets users follow progress, steer agents, and review results in one place.Read 11 Oct 2026 · openai.com
Supported IDEs
Visual Studio Code; Cursor; Windsurf; Visual Studio Code Insiders; Xcode; JetBrains IDEsRead 20 Sep 2026 · openai.com
Terminal access
YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · openai.com
Ways to use
OpenAI says Codex is available across ChatGPT, an IDE extension, the CLI, and the web, connected by a ChatGPT account.Read 11 Oct 2026 · openai.com
Workflow integrations
Codex supports plugins that connect tools and add specialized capabilities to its workflows.Read 11 Oct 2026 · openai.com

Plans and prices

Business Standard Price not published 2–200 employees · Unlimited subject to abuse guardrails Read 20 Sep 2026 · openai.com
Business Premium Price not published 2–200 employees · Unlimited subject to abuse guardrails Read 20 Sep 2026 · openai.com
Enterprise Price not published Enterprise-grade security and controls · 24/7 priority support · Custom legal terms and SLAs Read 20 Sep 2026 · openai.com
Business $20 a month $20 / user / month; for 2+ seats, billed annually Unlimited subject to abuse guardrails Read 11 Oct 2026 · openai.com
Plus $20 a month $20 / month Focused coding sessions each week Read 11 Oct 2026 · openai.com
Pro $100 a month $100 / month Higher usage limits for full workdays across multiple projects Read 11 Oct 2026 · openai.com

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