OpenAI's Codex can now control your Mac
Codex can open apps, click and type in the background without interrupting your own work.
What's new
OpenAI released a major update to Codex, taking direct aim at Anthropic.
What Codex can do now
- Run in the background on a Mac: open apps, click and type with a cursor.
- Multiple agents can work in parallel "without interfering with your own work in other apps."
- An in-app browser.
- Memory to recall previous work sessions. *This feature is still in testing and is expected to roll out soon.
- Image generation.
- 111 plug-ins, including CodeRabbit and GitLab Issues.
For businesses
New pay-as-you-go Codex pricing for ChatGPT Enterprise and Business customers.
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