I haven’t seem this anywhere but in the github repo, so I thought it would be useful to let more people know. In the Codex CLI repo at github it says:
Run
codexand select Sign in with ChatGPT . You’ll need a Plus, Pro, or Team ChatGPT account, and will get access to our latest models, includinggpt-5, at no extra cost to your plan. (Enterprise is coming soon.)
Notice that this is different than the one time $5 or $50 credits that were given some time ago for paid subscribers, using an api-key.
There is also this recent tweet from Alexander Embiricos:
Just bumped Codex CLI Plus limits up 50% as an experiment. Enjoy!
More transparency coming next week as things settle.
How to enable it:
- Make sure your Codex CLI is updated, run
codexand then run the command/status. Check the “Account” section:- If you see a message telling you it is linked to your API Key, you need to logout (
/logout) first, then log in again using your ChatGPT subscription.- Optionally, delete your autogenerated codex cli API key to avoid any misconfiguration. See here how to revoke it.
- If you see a message telling you it is linked to your API Key, you need to logout (
- If you see “Signed in with ChatGPT” and “Plan:” with your corresponding paid subscription, you should be good to go.
- Keep an eye on your balance to see if you didn’t miss anything.
For more information, check out the readme file on the Codex CLI repository.