Codex just got a big upgrade. Here’s what’s new:
-Brand-new IDE extension
-Smooth task switching between cloud ↔ local
-GitHub code reviews built-in
-Revamped Codex CLI
All powered by GPT-5 and accessible directly through your ChatGPT plan.
About Codex by OpenAI on Product Hunt
“Your new software engineering teammate”
Codex by OpenAI launched on Product Hunt on August 29th, 2025 and earned 323 upvotes and 7 comments, placing #5 on the daily leaderboard. One agent for everywhere you code—included in ChatGPT Plus, Pro, Business, Edu, and Enterprise plans.
On the analytics side, Codex by OpenAI competes within Developer Tools and Artificial Intelligence — topics that collectively have 977.2k followers on Product Hunt. The dashboard above tracks how Codex by OpenAI performed against the three products that launched closest to it on the same day.
Who hunted Codex by OpenAI?
Codex by OpenAI was hunted by Aleksandar Blazhev. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
Aleksandar Blazhev