Work with Codex from Anywhere

OpenAI just announced that Codex is coming to the ChatGPT mobile app, which basically means people can now check on their coding assistant from the couch, the train, or while pretending to listen in a meeting. The company’s pitch is simple: your main computer keeps doing the heavy lifting, while your phone becomes the place to approve steps, review progress, and nudge things along. Handy? Yes. Quietly chaotic? Also yes.

The real fireworks are in the community reaction. One camp is genuinely impressed, with users calling it perfect for quick approvals and tiny decisions when you’re away from your desk. Another big surprise: people are stunned that Codex is free to try, with one commenter basically shouting, “Wait, this isn’t paywalled?” That sparked the classic internet bargain-hunter mood: excitement mixed with the slightly nervous shrug of, “Well, I guess my data is the price.”

But this is the internet, so of course the applause immediately turned into a side-eye session. One user praised OpenAI for making something that “actually works” compared with rivals, then came back with a sad little edit after hitting sync issues on their phone. Oof. Others were annoyed this isn’t the version they wanted, especially Linux users and people hoping for a cloud-first tool instead of a mobile app add-on. And then there’s the subtle flexing: commenters casually name-dropping their custom setups like they’re unveiling red-carpet outfits. In short, the launch landed, but the comments section made it a mini drama about reliability, free access, and who still feels left out.