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Does Codex support Code execution?

Supported

Codex executes code and tests inside isolated task environments while working on a repository.

Last verified2026-07-27
Confidencehigh
Primary sources1

What this state means

Supported, with the qualification kept attached.

Codex has primary evidence for code execution on the reviewed product surface. Plan and platform availability may still change.

Capability definition

Can execute generated or user-provided code in a managed, local, or remote runtime.

Scope boundary

Generating source code without running it is not code execution.

Evidence

Primary records behind the answer.

  1. 01

    Introducing Codex

    OpenAI · official announcement · accessed 2026-07-27

    Each task runs in its own cloud sandbox environment.