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by wwind1231 days ago |
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upvoteby EMM_3861 days ago|
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Yes - Anthropic badly needs this same "here's a reset, use it when you want".

It's vastly better this way. Sure, it may impact the bottom line but it's a huge customer satisfaction win.

When Anthropic randomly resets me and I've only used 2%, that's worthless. When OpenAI tells me I have 3 resets available to use whenever I want - it's wonderful.

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upvoteby WhitneyLand1 days ago|
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Codex is supported well on iPhone/iPad, it’s inside the ChatGPT app.

It’s amazing how much work you can get done on your phone now, especially if you already have a design mapped out in your head.

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upvoteby ghostpepper1 days ago|
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I have used claude and codex extensively but only from their CLI app (heavily sandboxed using rootless podman, network filtering, etc), so I don't really know what I'm missing with the GUI apps.

One killer feature that Claude has, and AFAIK Codex still lacks, is the ability to start a session in the terminal and then hand it off (actually just remotely control it), from the iOS app.

Last time I tried Codex on iOS it required a ton of set up to link a github project etc. The way claude lets me remote into a session I've already started on my actual machine is much better IMHO.

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upvoteby akmarinov1 days ago|
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They’ve addressed that. Codex in the ChatGPT app on iOS is way better than Claude Code now.

You sign in the Codex app on your Mac same on iOS and are able to completely control your sessions - fork, side chats, plugins - everything.

It’s really great i often work through it. And you can connect any number of Codex instances on any number of macs and then manage them all through the iOS app.

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upvoteby ghostpepper1 days ago|
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maybe I'm misunderstanding but I don't want to sign into the app on a mac - I want to run the CLI on a headless linux server and control the sessions from my iPhone. Does Codex allow that now?
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upvoteby qup6 hours ago|
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Codex isn't in charge of that.

Just use termux on your phone and connect to a tmux session on your server.

Codex won't know the difference.

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upvoteby matheusmoreira19 hours ago|
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I do that with Termux on my Android phone. I set up dynamic DNS and wireguard on my router so I can reach my LAN from anywhere. I just enable wireguard and ssh in.

Not sure if there's a Termux equivalent for iPhone.

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upvoteby frostterra23 hours ago|
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You can do it too. There are two ways:

1. Run `codex remote-control --help` directly on your Linux server. 2. From the desktop app, connect to your Linux box, start Codex there, and make it remotely controllable.

Either approach will get you set up.

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upvoteby wwind12312 hours ago|
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Ha, finally found time to get it working. Yeah it's more hassle than Claude Code since this needs a separate daemon server, but not very bad.

1. Install another copy of codex in a special dir on the Linux machine:

  $ curl -fsSL https://chatgpt.com/codex/install.sh | sh
2. Run codex remote-control from that special dir to start and pair the daemon:

  $ ~/.codex/packages/standalone/current/codex remote-control start

  $ ~/.codex/packages/standalone/current/codex remote-control pair
3. On the phone, open ChatGPT app, Choose Remote, then pair it with the code printed above.

4. Voila! The codex sessions running on the Linux machine now show up on the phone!

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upvoteby wwind1231 days ago|
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Hmm, I don't have a desktop computer. I prefer my laptop be used for other purposes, and can sleep when not in use, instead of running a coding agent 24x7. That's why I prefer running coding agents in the cloud.
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upvoteby akmarinov1 days ago|
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You can do that too. Start working locally, then just do /handoff to transfer your session to the cloud and then work through the Codex app on your phone.
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upvoteby _superposition_1 days ago|
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I've been using codex app server. Works great.

https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/app-server

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upvoteby wwind1231 days ago|
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Hmm, thanks. Didn't know about this. But looks like a bunch of hassle to set it up?
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upvoteby _superposition_1 days ago|
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Finding the right docs/flags took longer than anything else. 15 mins from zero to productive on my phone.
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upvoteby _superposition_1 days ago|
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One thing I noticed you can't use codex installed via npm, but it will tell you that. Ymmv I'm a pretty simple user and do things in small manageable chunks. I try keep context < 10% before I fire off a task so I don't use many skills etc.
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upvoteby frostterra23 hours ago|
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if you don't want to hassle with it, use desktop app, you either can make it remote controllable or you can control other devboxes.
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upvoteby romanhn13 hours ago|
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The banked resets have been a game changer for me. I've been sticking to 5.4 medium mostly because 5.5 seemed to eat into my quota significantly faster. The reset bank gave me confidence to seriously start using 5.5 high. Lo and behold, I have yet to actually need a reset, but I'm now less likely to explore non-OpenAI models since there's an escape hatch with new models in case a coding session gets a bit crazy.
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upvoteby throwaway21945019 hours ago|
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I’ve found Codex’s overage to be much better value than Claude’s. A monthly $10 budget is plenty for my backup Codex usage, but on Claude Code that would be gone in a couple of days.
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upvoteby matheusmoreira19 hours ago|
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> OpenAI nowadays sometimes just gives you quota resets you can bank

That's actually pretty awesome. Anthropic's random resets often have me scrambling to launch huge sessions to make the most of them before the weekly rollover. The gacha-like mechanics are maddening.

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