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OpenAI launches standalone Codex app for Apple computers
OpenAI is trying to win market share from rivals like Anthropic and Cursor as AI coding tools gain in popularity.
TL;DR
- OpenAI launched a standalone app for its AI coding assistant, Codex.
- The app is temporarily available to all ChatGPT users with Apple computers.
- It is designed as a "command center" for managing multiple AI agents.
- AI agents can independently complete tasks such as writing code.
- More than 1 million developers used Codex in the past month.
- The new app aims to compete with rivals like Anthropic and Cursor.
- OpenAI CEO Sam Altman expressed high enthusiasm for the app.
- Agents run in separate, project-organized threads, allowing parallel execution and collaboration.
- The app includes a library of "skills" like image generation.
- Codex is usually part of paid ChatGPT subscriptions but is now accessible to free and Go tier users for a limited time.
- OpenAI is temporarily doubling rate limits for paid Codex plans.