OpenAI agents
OpenAI's agents for coding, everyday tasks and developers, with live adoption data.
By weekly package downloads, the leaders are OpenAI Codex (25.6M), OpenAI Agents SDK (5.5M). By GitHub stars, the leaders are OpenAI Codex (128K), OpenAI Agents SDK (29.8K). The fastest grower over the last 30 days is OpenAI Codex, with downloads up 21%. As of Oct 6, 2026.
| # | Agent | Category | Pulse | Downloads 7d | 7d | 30d | VS Code installs | Stars | Latest release | Price | Last 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
OpenAI CodexOpenAI |
Terminal | 83 | 25.6M | up 5.7% | up 21.2% | 15.2M | 128K+153/day | 0.160.1yesterday | Free + $8/mo | |
| 29 |
OpenAI Agents SDKOpenAI |
Frameworks | 54 | 5.5M | up 7.7% | down 46.4% | — | 29.8K+16/day | 0.23.14d ago | Free (OSS) | |
| 117 |
ChatGPT WorkOpenAI |
General | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Free + $8/mo | |
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OpenAI's agents at a glance
Codex is OpenAI's coding agent: a terminal agent, an editor extension and a cloud mode, included in ChatGPT plans. ChatGPT Work handles longer everyday tasks that end in documents, spreadsheets or sites, and the open-source Agents SDK is for developers building their own.
Every OpenAI agent we track
| Product | What it is | Status | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAI Codex | terminal agent + IDE extension + cloud agent | active | Free + $8/mo |
| OpenAI Agents SDK | vendor agent SDK | active | Free (OSS) |
| ChatGPT Work | autonomous task agent | active: ChatGPT agent (launched 2025-07-17, absorbing Operator, which shut down 2025-08-31) was removed from ChatGPT by August 2026 and its help... | Free + $8/mo |
Status notes come from each vendor's own announcements and are dated on the product pages.
Questions about OpenAI agents
Is OpenAI Codex free?
Codex is included in ChatGPT plans, from the free plan upward with different limits, and can also be used with an OpenAI API key billed at API rates. The Codex page lists the current plans.