Timeline
Codex reached 5 million weekly users
Leaked screenshot suggests GitHub Copilot mobile app development, no official release date.
OpenAI merges Codex into ChatGPT, discontinuing the standalone API
Codex 'locked use' feature spotted on macOS for background AI coding
Codex integrated into ChatGPT mobile app for iOS and Android
Leaked screenshot shows OpenAI testing 'ultra-fast' latency mode for Codex
Codex 5.3 update cut GUI latency 42%
Launched new layered customization system informed by the study, using repo-level, path-specific, and custom agent files
Announced Copilot SDK shifting AI from chat to programmable execution layer.
Made custom agents, sub-agents, plan agent, and auto model selection generally available in JetBrains IDEs.
Ecosystem
Codex API
GitHub Copilot
Evidence (5 articles)
Codex 'Ultra-Fast' Mode Spotted in Leaked Screenshot
May 11, 2026Conductor vs Claude Code: Pinned Versions Split the Community
May 15, 2026OpenAI Merges Codex into ChatGPT, Ending Standalone API
Jun 2, 2026OpenAI Codex Hits 2M Weekly Active Users with 3x User Growth, 5x Usage Increase in 2024
Mar 19, 2026OpenAI Targets First 'AI Intern' by September 2028, Building Toward Autonomous Researchers
Mar 20, 2026