'Plugin ads' spotted in Codex, Hugging Face dev flags the monetization shift
NielsRogge · x · 2026-09-11
- Hugging Face researcher Niels Rogge flags that Codex now appears to show 'plugin ads' inside the app, with a screenshot of a promoted plugin listing.
- If accurate, it signals OpenAI starting to introduce promotional placements in its dev tools—another data point on monetizing the agent entry point.
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