OpenAI is integrating its Codex AI coding assistant into the ChatGPT mobile app, allowing users to generate and execute code on their phones. This move comes as competition intensifies with Anthropic's Claude Code, prompting OpenAI to streamline its focus and prioritize core products. The integration follows Codex's recent macOS app operation capabilities, advancing OpenAI's vision of a desktop 'superapp.'
Background
OpenAI's Codex is an AI system that translates natural language into code, powering GitHub Copilot. The integration into ChatGPT's mobile app represents a significant expansion of its accessibility and functionality.
- Source
- The Verge
- Published
- May 15, 2026 at 04:00 AM
- Score
- 7.0 / 10