OpenAI Codex has 25 million active users; GitHub Copilot reaches 50 million
OpenAI's Codex lead says active users have reached 25 million and paid usage quotas have been reset. According to Microsoft-related news, GitHub Copilot has reached 50 million users.
Who is affected and how
- CTO
- AI coding tools have gone mainstream, so tool choice is a vendor-strategy question.
- tech lead
- A large user base means a fast feature pace, so re-evaluate tools every six months.
Sources
- OpenAI Codex Lead: Active Users Reach 25 Million, ChatGPT Work and Codex Paid Subscription Quotas Reset | PANews Englishpanews.io · Aug 31, 2026
- OpenAI Codex Head: Active Users Reach 25 Million, Paid Subscription Quotas for ChatGPT Work and Codex Reset | insigtXinsigtx.com · Aug 31, 2026
- OpenAI Says Codex Has Reached 25 Million Active Users, Resets Paid Usage Limits | AI Industry Todayaiindustrytoday.com · Aug 31, 2026
- OpenAI Codex Hits 25 Million Active Users | Phemex Newsphemex.com · Aug 31, 2026
- OpenAI：导致 ChatGPT 与 Codex 出现大量报错的故障已解决。_新浪新闻k.sina.cn · Sep 4, 2026
- OpenAI Codex产品负责人：活跃用户数已达到2500万人|代码|codex|openai_网易订阅163.com · Aug 31, 2026
- OpenAI pripravlja Codex, ki ne bo nehal delati, dokler ga ne uspavate - Tehnosferatehnosfera.si · Aug 31, 2026
- Microsoft Aktie: GitHub Copilot erreicht 50 Millionenboerse-express.com · Aug 31, 2026
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