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Codex
OpenRouter rank
of 16 tracked tools
Tokens / day
snapshot Jul 7, 2026
Requests / day
OpenRouter, summed
OpenRouter token volume
source: OpenRouter app rankings · summed across the tool's apps · daily
12B on Jul 7, 2026
Subscription plans
| Plan | $/mo | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Free | — | Explore Codex capabilities on quick coding tasks. · Image generation isn’t available on the Free plan. |
| Go | — | Use Codex for lightweight coding tasks. |
| Plus | — | Power a few focused coding sessions each week. · Codex on the web, in the CLI, in the IDE extension, and on iOS · Cloud-based integrations like automatic code review and Slack integration · The latest models, including GPT-5.5, GPT-5.4, and GPT-5.4 mini · GPT-5.4 mini for higher usage limits on routine local messages · Flexibly extend usage with ChatGPT credits · Other ChatGPT features as part of the Plus plan · ChatGPT Plus and Pro users who reach their usage limit can purchase additional credits to continue working without needing to upgrade their existing plan. · GPT-5.5: 15-80 Local Messages/5h · GPT-5.4: 20-100 Local Messages/5h · GPT-5.4 mini: 60-350 Local Messages/5h · Cloud Tasks: Not available for Plus · Code Reviews: Not available for Plus |
| Pro | — | Choose 5x or 20x higher rate limits than Plus. · GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark is in research preview for ChatGPT Pro users only, and isn’t available in the API at launch. |
| API Key | — | Great for automation in shared environments like CI. · Codex in the CLI, SDK, or IDE extension · No cloud-based features (GitHub code review, Slack, etc.) · Model availability follows the API models available to your key · Pay only for the tokens Codex uses, based on API pricing |
source: developers.openai.com/codex/pricing
captured Jul 8, 2026
Change history
no plan changes detected yet — changes appear here the day the pricing page moves
Releases
- rust-v0.143.00.143.0Jul 8, 2026
- ## New Features
- Remote plugins are now enabled by default, with richer catalog rows, npm marketplace sources, and visible remote/local versions. (#30297, #26705, #29375, #30981)
- Codex can route authentication and Responses API traffic through macOS and Windows system proxies, including PAC and WPAD configurations. (#26708, #26709, #31335)
- rust-v0.143.0-alpha.390.143.0-alpha.39Jul 7, 2026
- Release 0.143.0-alpha.39
- rust-v0.143.0-alpha.380.143.0-alpha.38Jul 7, 2026
- Release 0.143.0-alpha.38
- rust-v0.143.0-alpha.370.143.0-alpha.37Jul 6, 2026
- Release 0.143.0-alpha.37
- rust-v0.143.0-alpha.360.143.0-alpha.36Jul 5, 2026
- Release 0.143.0-alpha.36
- rust-v0.143.0-alpha.350.143.0-alpha.35Jul 3, 2026
- Release 0.143.0-alpha.35
- rust-v0.143.0-alpha.340.143.0-alpha.34Jul 2, 2026
- Release 0.143.0-alpha.34
- rust-v0.143.0-alpha.330.143.0-alpha.33Jul 2, 2026
- Release 0.143.0-alpha.33
- rust-v0.143.0-alpha.320.143.0-alpha.32Jul 1, 2026
- Release 0.143.0-alpha.32
- rust-v0.142.50.142.5Jul 1, 2026
- ## Bug Fixes
- Prevented full Responses WebSocket request payloads from being written to trace logs. (#30771)
- ## Changelog
source: developers.openai.com/codex/changelog
latest Jul 8, 2026
GitHub & package growth
GitHub stars
source: github.com/openai/codex
96,271 stars · Jul 8, 2026
Package downloads/day
source: registry stats · @openai/codex · 1 zero-day gap hidden
1,775,715/day · Jul 7, 2026
Reddit pulse
Mentions/day
Sentiment split
- Codex usage limits compared to Claude Code is Absurdr/codex · 305 pts
- GPT-5.6 Sol Ultra will be available in Codexr/codex · 902 pts
- I'm calling it now. OpenAI is sandbagging LLM development ... - Redditr/ · — pts
source: Reddit mentions across coding subreddits · sentiment auto-classified
latest Jul 8, 2026
Benchmark results
| Benchmark | Configuration | Score | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
no benchmark results attributed to Codex yet | ||||
scores as published by each benchmark; configurations differ — compare within a row's benchmark only
Similar tools
Codex FAQ
- How popular is Codex?
- As of Jul 7, 2026, Codex routes about 12B tokens per day through OpenRouter — the #6 tracked AI coding tool by that measure.
- When was Codex last updated?
- The most recent tracked release is rust-v0.143.0 on Jul 8, 2026. Its full changelog history is listed above.
- What are the best alternatives to Codex?
- By OpenRouter usage, the closest alternatives are Cursor, Zoo Code, and Zed. Head-to-head comparisons are linked in the alternatives table.
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