The race for the ultimate AI work assistant is heating up and OpenAI just made a big move. The company has upgraded Codex into something far beyond a coding tool, turning it into a near “super app” that can access apps on your computer, run them autonomously, and complete tasks end-to-end.
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The update arrives just hours after Anthropic unveiled its latest model, Claude Opus 4.7, intensifying the competition. Soon after, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman took a subtle dig at the rival firm on X.
Codex’s latest update brings it closer to Claude Code in terms of automated workflow capabilities. Relations between the two firms have long been strained. Sam Altman and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei have frequently clashed, and they also declined to join hands at the India AI Impact Summit earlier this year.
Recently Altman reposted a message on X from Codex chief Thibault ‘Tibo’ Sottiaux, saying he did not want Codex users to face tighter usage limits after the latest update. Altman wrote, “I am happy everyone is switching to Codex, but Tibo if you start rate limiting me or making me use worse models…”
Although Sam Altman did not explicitly mention Anthropic, his remarks were widely seen as a jab at the company led by Dario Amodei. In recent weeks, Anthropic has come under fire online after Claude Code users noticed they were hitting their plan limits much faster than before. The company later advised some customers to switch to less powerful models so they could stretch their usage further.
OpenAI is positioning Codex as a full AI work agent capable of creating product ideas, designs, and more, not just code. Rival Anthropic is building similar features for Claude Code. Codex already has over 3 million users, with the update rolling out to desktop users via ChatGPT.
What is the Codex update?
Codex is OpenAI’s AI-powered coding agent that can write, review, and complete software tasks automatically, helping developers build and ship code faster. The latest update expands it beyond coding into a full AI work assistant.
Autonomous computer use: Can operate apps on macOS by clicking and typing without supervision
All-in-one functionality: Write code, browse the web, and generate images in one workflow
Automation support: Can schedule tasks and continue long-term work on its own
In-app browser: Enables seamless web access within Codex
90+ plugins: Integrations with tools like Atlassian, CircleCI, and Microsoft Suite