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OpenAI·CLI·Verified 2026-04-23

Codex CLI pricing

OpenAI's terminal coding agent. Bundled with ChatGPT Plus/Pro plans. Reasoning-time-based limits.

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Plans

Free (ChatGPT Free)

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Best for: Trying it out
  • Light usage
  • Default model only

Plus (ChatGPT Plus)

$20/mo
Best for: Most individual devs
  • ~40 minutes of GPT-5.4 reasoning per 5h window
  • ChatGPT web/app access

Pro (ChatGPT Pro)

$200/mo
Best for: Power users running async agents
  • Much higher Codex limits
  • Access to all reasoning models

Business

$30/user/mo
  • Team sharing
  • Admin

Strengths

  • Tight integration with OpenAI's reasoning models
  • Reasoning-time billing is more transparent than token-based
  • Strong for autonomous task completion

Watch-outs

  • Bundled with ChatGPT — if you don't want ChatGPT, you're paying for it anyway
  • Codex CLI is still maturing vs Claude Code
  • 5h rolling window limits surprise some users
Buyer notes

If you already pay for ChatGPT Plus, Codex CLI is essentially free. If you don't, Claude Code or Cursor will give you better value.

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