ToolsThe story, in brief
OpenAI’s Codex is now in the ChatGPT mobile app
OpenAI just brought Codex to mobile. Here's why that matters for the agent wars.
The KeyNews take
Why it matters
OpenAI is rolling out its desktop agent capability (Codex) to mobile platforms in direct response to Claude Code's traction, signaling an acceleration in the race to make AI agents a core product feature rather than a lab experiment.
The key facts
5 to knowCodex now accessible via ChatGPT mobile app (iOS/Android)
Move follows Anthropic's Claude Code surge in popularity
OpenAI recently shipped macOS app-operation capability for Codex
Company restructuring around enterprise focus: shutting down side projects like Sora
Part of broader 'superapp' ambition for desktop AI
Go to the source
The Verge AItheverge.com
Publisher excerpt: OpenAI is going to let users access Codex, its desktop AI tool that can write code and use apps on your computer, from the ChatGPT app on your phone. Following the surge in popularity for Anthropic's Claude Code, OpenAI has been working quickly to try and catch up, including by cutting back on…