OpenAI Brings Plugins to Codex, Narrowing the Gap with Claude Code

OpenAI Brings Plugins to Codex, Narrowing the Gap with Claude Code

OpenAI has quietly expanded Codex’s capabilities by adding a plugins system — a move that makes the coding assistant feel less like a standalone tool and more like a configurable platform. On the surface, these plugins are collections that can include workflow “skills,” integrations with external applications, and connections to MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers. For users, the most immediate

GPT-5.4 Lands: A Reasoning Powerhouse That Writes Code, Uses Your Computer, and Thinks Ahead

GPT-5.4 Lands: A Reasoning Powerhouse That Writes Code, Uses Your Computer, and Thinks Ahead

OpenAI’s March 2026 release, GPT-5.4, reads like a careful step toward AI that can carry an entire project from first idea to final delivery. It isn’t just a faster chatbot or a slightly smarter code generator — it’s a consolidated system that bundles advanced reasoning, strong coding skills, and native computer-use capabilities into a single model. The result is a