Developer complains Codex browser control locks his computer, Claude runs in background

Developer Kuprel complained to Sam Altman that OpenAI Codex's computer use locks the browser, forcing users to wait. He later found that Claude can run browser tasks in the background, addressing exactly this pain point.

2026-10-06 ~ 2026-10-06 · 2 related posts

• User asks Sam Altman: Codex browser control shouldn't lock up my whole computer — Kuprel · 2026-10-06
• Claude solves a Codex pain point: browser control can run in the background — Kuprel · 2026-10-06