OpenAI Codex Review
Published on: 2025-07-01 11:29:00
The interface I want and the performance I'll have to wait for...
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Codex: How it works
Codex is currently a chat-first experience. You gain access by being invited or by paying for the Pro ($200/per month) subscription.
Once you've got access, you start by enabling multi-factor authentication, which is required to use Codex. Next, you authorize the Codex GitHub app for each organization you want it to work with.
Codex then clones your repositories into its own sandboxes so it can run commands and create branches on your behalf.
If you maintain dozens of public and private repositories, this setup is fantastic because you can jump between projects and queue up tasks for each of them without leaving the interface.
If you only keep a single repo or two, the overhead may feel heavier than just asking an LLM for help or working in an AI-powered editor like Cursor.
Things I like about Codex
Consciousness and desire are multi-threaded
Codex feels like it was designe
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