AI Coding Tool Codex Hits 20M Active Users, 20x Growth in 6 Months
soumitrashukla9 · x · 2026-08-22
AI coding tool Codex announced hitting 20 million active users this week. The growth has been explosive, achieving a 20x increase in just 6 months with exponential traction recently. To celebrate, the team credited all Codex and ChatGPT Work users with a banked reset. An investigation is also ongoing regarding user reports of usage limits draining faster than expected.
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