OpenAI Codex CLI
OpenAI's open-source terminal coding agent, also available as IDE extension and cloud agent.
- Maker
- OpenAI
- Kind
- coding agent
- Interface
- CLI, IDE
- Open source
- Open source · Licence: Apache-2.0 · GitHub
- GitHub stars
- 129,621 (GitHub API, 2026-10-17)
- Models
- OpenAI models; API key or ChatGPT sign-in
- Pricing
- Included in ChatGPT plans: Free $0, Go $8/mo, Plus $20/mo, Pro from $100/mo; Business/Enterprise; or API key at API rates. (source: official page, checked 2026-10-16)
- MCP support
- Yes
- Subagents
- Yes
- Headless / scripted mode
- Yes
- Sandboxing
- Yes
- On Vibe Shipped
- OpenAI Codex (CLI) in the Agent Toolbox
- Official site
- https://developers.openai.com/codex
- Sources
- api.github.com/repos/openai/codex · developers.openai.com/codex/mcp · developers.openai.com/codex/subagents · developers.openai.com/codex/noninteractive · developers.openai.com/codex/sandboxing · developers.openai.com/codex/pricing (docs checked 2026-10-17)
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