What is Codex App?
OpenAI's desktop app for parallel coding agents, worktrees and cloud tasks.
Who is Codex App best for?
Codex App is best for developers who want to hand OpenAI's coding agent several tasks at once from one desktop app.
Several coding tasks at once
Git worktrees give each chat its own copy of the repo, so Codex can work on several branches of one project without the chats clashing.
Background and scheduled work
Scheduled tasks run on their own worktrees, and Remote lets you start, approve and review tasks on your computer from the ChatGPT phone app.
People already paying for ChatGPT
Codex usage comes out of the ChatGPT plan you have, from Free to Pro, so there is no separate subscription.
Teams on mixed operating systems
The desktop app runs on macOS, Windows and Linux, with a native sandbox and PowerShell support on Windows.
How much does Codex App cost?
Codex App comes with every ChatGPT plan: Free and Go ($8 a month) include it in the desktop app on the GPT-6 Luna model, Plus costs $20 a month, and Pro starts at $100 a month for 5x or 20x Plus's usage.
- Codex in the desktop app, still rolling out
- GPT-6 Luna at standard speed
- For lightweight coding tasks
- GPT-6 Luna at standard speed in the desktop app
- Codex on the web, CLI, IDE extension and iOS
- Automatic code review and Slack integration
- GPT-6 Sol and GPT-6 Luna, with extra ChatGPT credits on demand
- 5x or 20x the Codex usage of Plus
- Everything in Plus
Business costs $25 per user a month, or $20 billed yearly, for 2 or more users; Enterprise and Edu are priced by sales. You can also run Codex in the CLI, SDK or IDE extension with an OpenAI API key and pay API rates, without the cloud features. Codex and ChatGPT Work share one usage allowance, and Plus and Pro users who reach it can buy more ChatGPT credits. Full pricing on learn.chatgpt.com. We checked these prices on .
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What are the best Codex App alternatives?
Three tools on Recaply do Codex App's job. All three are open source, so you can run them on your own server.
T3 CodeOpen SourceChoose it when you want one desktop app for Codex, Claude Code, Cursor and other agents rather than an app for one provider
OrcaOpen SourceChoose it when you want Claude Code, Grok, Gemini and other agent CLIs side by side in one window, not only OpenAI's Codex
Orchestrator.incOpen SourceChoose it when you want workers from several agent makers, each in its own worktree, with pull requests tracked to merge
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Questions about Codex App
What is Codex App?
OpenAI's desktop app for parallel coding agents, worktrees and cloud tasks.
Who is Codex App for?
Codex App is best for developers who want to hand OpenAI's coding agent several tasks at once from one desktop app.
Is Codex App free?
Yes. ChatGPT's Free plan includes Codex in the desktop app with the GPT-6 Luna model at standard speed, though OpenAI notes it is still rolling out. Plus, at $20 a month, adds Codex on the web, CLI, IDE extension and iOS, and the GPT-6 Sol model.
How much does Codex App cost?
Codex App's paid plans are Go at $8 per month, Plus at $20 per month and Pro at From $100 per month.
Is there an open source alternative to Codex App?
Yes. T3 Code, Orca, Orchestrator.inc and Paseo and 3 more are open source tools that do the same job, so you can run your own.
What are the best Codex App alternatives?
The closest alternatives on Recaply are T3 Code, Orca and Orchestrator.inc.
Where can I try Codex App?
On its official website, openai.com.
Is Codex App the same as the ChatGPT desktop app?
Yes. OpenAI now ships Codex inside the ChatGPT desktop app for macOS, Windows and Linux: you pick ChatGPT or Codex when you start a chat. Worktrees, parallel chats and scheduled tasks live there, and usage counts against your ChatGPT plan.
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