Vibe Check: OpenAI's Codex App Gains Ground on Claude Code

TL;DR: You’re getting our full Vibe Check on the new Codex app because you’re a paid subscriber to Every—thank you for your support. If you want high-level takeaways from our testing, explore our interactive site or read on for the complete analysis. We’re also hosting a livestream about the release on YouTube at 1 p.m. ET.—Kate Lee

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Anthropic has been spending more time in the AI spotlight recently, as even “non-nerds” are psyched about Claude Code.

Two weeks ago, I (Dan) wrote that OpenAI has some catching up to do on the coding front. Today, they’re announcing a step in the right direction.

The company is shipping a Codex desktop app. The original Codex launched as a web app last May, three months after Claude Code. At the time, we deemed it best for techies, not vibe coders.

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