OpenAI Merges Codex Into ChatGPT Powered by GPT-5.6 Sol

Codex in ChatGPT streamlines your developer workflows with the new GPT-5.6 Sol model. Access subagents and improved ...
Ars Technica

OpenAI is acquiring open source Python tool-maker Astral

OpenAI announced Thursday that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Astral, the company behind popular open source Python development tools such as uv, Ruff, and ty, and integrate the ...

OpenAI just took the handcuffs off your ChatGPT Work and Codex usage limits, at least for now

OpenAI is temporarily removing the 5 hour usage limit for Plus, Business, and Pro users across Codex and ChatGPT Work, and making GPT 5.6 Sol more efficient so your usage goes further.
InfoWorld

OpenAI Codex rivals Claude Code

Codex CLI is an open-source coding agent from OpenAI, written primarily in Rust, that runs locally on your computer. Codex IDE extension is a coding agent that runs in Visual Studio Code and its ...