Is OpenAI Codex API dead?

Yes. OpenAI Codex API was shut down on March 23, 2023, 1y 7m after its launch on August 10, 2021. The cause of death was model consolidation; it was killed by OpenAI. Classification: model deprecation. Details and the source are above.

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OpenAI Codex API

Model deprecation · Model Consolidation · shut down March 23, 2023

Born: August 10, 2021
Died: March 23, 2023
Lifespan: 1y 7m
Cause of death: Model Consolidation
Killed by: OpenAI
Type: Model

The dedicated code-generation model behind GitHub Copilot's early versions. Deprecated as GPT-3.5 and GPT-4 proved capable enough at code generation to make a separate model unnecessary.

Collateral damage: Developers who built code-generation tools on Codex had to rewrite their entire integration layer.

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