Codex is confusingly positioned and ChatGPT cloud tasks are a mess, argue users
lennysan · x · 2026-09-03
Peter Yang lists pointed critiques of OpenAI Codex: calling it "for developers" is confusing since it's really just a mode for interacting with local files, and migrating Codex threads into ChatGPT Work cloud tasks is messy — tasks pile up in one long unpinned list below folders and projects. Lenny Rachitsky amplified the thread, noting Tar Stark likely agrees.
Related event: Peter Yang Criticizes OpenAI's Confusing ChatGPT Work and Codex Positioning(2 posts)→
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