OpenAI opens Agents API public beta, exposing the infrastructure behind Codex and ChatGPT
The Decoder · rss · 2026-09-11
As reported by The Decoder, OpenAI has released the Agents API as a public beta, opening up the same agent infrastructure that powers Codex and ChatGPT.
- Developers can build cloud agents that run autonomously for hours and execute code
- Tasks can be handed off to sub-agents for multi-agent workflows
- Pricing: no extra fees beyond token usage
- Cloudflare, Vercel, and Oracle offer additional sandbox environments
This marks the first time the Codex-style cloud agent infrastructure is available to third-party developers.
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