OpenAI is simplifying the process of getting started with Codex. Beginning today, teams using ChatGPT Business and Enterprise can add Codex-only seats to their workspaces with pay-as-you-go pricing, providing full Codex access without a fixed per-seat fee. This allows small groups to run pilots, demonstrate value in key workflows, and scale up easily.
Codex pricing is also being streamlined. Codex-only seats have no rate limits, and billing is based on token consumption. This offers clearer visibility into how usage translates to spending and simplifies cost tracking across budgets, workflows, and teams.
Teams that require broad ChatGPT access can still use standard ChatGPT Business seats, which include Codex usage limits. To make that option more affordable, OpenAI is reducing the annual price of ChatGPT Business from $25 to $20 per seat.
The recommended way to get started is through the Codex app for macOS and Windows. New capabilities such as Plugins and Automations make it easier to integrate Codex with the systems teams already rely on.
To support adoption, eligible ChatGPT Business workspaces can receive $100 in credits for each new Codex-only team member who joins and begins using Codex, up to $500 per team, for a limited time. The offer can be activated by adding Codex-only seats to an existing workspace or by creating a new ChatGPT Business workspace.
These updates are intended to lower the barrier to adoption at a time when Codex usage among teams is already accelerating.
Codex Adoption Within Teams Has Grown 6x This Year
More than 9 million paying business users already depend on ChatGPT for work, and over 2 million builders now use Codex every week. Within ChatGPT Business and Enterprise, the number of Codex users has increased 6x since January.
Teams at companies such as Notion, Ramp, Braintrust, and Wasmer are already leveraging Codex to speed up their engineering workflows. Across these organizations, Codex delivers faster execution, more repeatable workflows, and a clearer path from individual AI experiments to broad organizational adoption.