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Codex coding tools by OpenAI - Codex CLI and IDE Extension

This is the information and discussion subreddit for OpenAI Codex tools - Codex CLI, Codex IDE Extension and Codex in the Cloud that are included in ChatGPT Plus, Pro, Business, Edu, and Enterprise plans. r/Codex is designed to foster community discussion. Posting priority favors those who help others here. This subreddit is not an official OpenAI subreddit.

224k subscribers8,911 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. <1% by known bots)5,417 authors / mosince 2011

r/codex has 224k members (+2102% over the last 12 months). It gets about 8,911 posts a month from 5,417 people. Top topics: GPT-Rerouting Controversy, Claude Code and OpenAI Models.

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Size and growth

How r/codex has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+2102%in 12 months · +36% in 3 months · +5.0% in 1 month
Oct 2026222k
Growing222k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+2880%vs Sep 2025 · +71% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 20268.9k
BusierPeaked at 8.9k in Sep 2026
Sep 2026: incl. <1% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/codex

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. GPT-Rerouting Controversy1.3%
  2. Claude Code1.2%
  3. OpenAI Models1.0%
  4. OpenAI Updates0.9%
  5. New CodexLeaks0.8%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. ChatGPT
  2. Claude Code Docs
  3. Apple
  4. Artificialanalysis
  5. Wolfram

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