OpenAI released a new set of capabilities for Codex on Tuesday, targeting enterprise users and expanding the tool’s applications in the workplace. An internal report indicated that Codex’s uses extend beyond software engineering.
Codex now has over 5 million weekly active users, marking a sixfold increase since the launch of the desktop app in February. Knowledge workers account for about 20% of users and are growing more than three times faster than developers, according to the report.
To attract knowledge workers, OpenAI introduced six plug-ins focused on specific roles: data analytics, creative production, sales, product design, equity investing, and investment banking. Each plug-in is designed to be effective out of the box, while also allowing for user customization to enhance performance.
This launch of plug-ins follows a similar initiative from competitor Anthropic, which introduced its enterprise agents program in February. OpenAI’s slower trajectory toward enterprise customers includes the introduction of plug-in support for Codex in March.
OpenAI also launched a new Sites feature that enables Codex to produce work as hosted interactive websites rather than just local files. This feature is supported by partnerships with Wix, Base44, Replit, Lovable, Figma, and Emergent, with plans for a broader partner ecosystem to develop around it.
An additional Annotations feature allows users to specify parts of a document or file within Codex, facilitating more precise commands and operations. This set of enterprise features emerged shortly after OpenAI announced the OpenAI Deployment Company, a joint venture aimed at enhancing enterprise integrations.
The venture received over $4 billion in funding from global investment firms to embed OpenAI tools into various business infrastructures. OpenAI chief revenue officer Denise Dresser emphasized the growing capabilities of AI in organizations, stating, “The challenge now is helping companies integrate these systems into the infrastructure and workflows that power their businesses.”
