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OpenAI upgrades Codex with desktop app control and image generation to compete with Anthropic's Claude Code
The Verge AI · April 16, 2026
AI Summary
- •Codex now can operate desktop applications on users' computers, such as Tic Tac Toe, while working in the background without interfering with other tasks
- •Multiple AI agents can work in parallel, enabling more complex development workflows
- •New capabilities include image generation and memory retention from past experiences
- •The update is OpenAI's direct response to Claude Code's recent successes and escalating competition with Anthropic
- •OpenAI is aggressively reallocating resources to catch up in the agentic AI development space
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