Codex, inside cream

Codex, right inside cream.

If you already pay for ChatGPT, Codex is basically free, and that is great. cream runs it too, so this is not really a versus either.

What Codex is great at

OpenAI's models are superb, and Codex CLI ships with a ChatGPT plan you may already have.

Fast, capable, and well woven into the ChatGPT ecosystem.

Their pricing: Codex CLI comes with any ChatGPT plan, even Free and Go ($8/mo). Plus is $20, Pro $100/$200. Usage runs in 5-hour windows. Codex pricing. Checked 2026-08-09; check theirs for the latest.

Where cream fits

cream gives Codex a dedicated, calm workspace and pairs it with Moo'dle (the house lane over top open-weight models) and your Claude Code, all under one flat $14.99 on Half & Half. No ChatGPT plan? cream is a way in without one, and Skim costs nothing.

cream

Codex

Run Codex

Yes, with your ChatGPT sign-in

Yes

Needs a ChatGPT plan

Yes

Model included

Moo'dle included (top open-weight models, picked per task)

From your ChatGPT plan

Budget

Flat monthly budget, a substantial 5-hour window

5-hour windows

Also runs Claude Code

Yes

If ChatGPT already covers you, Codex is a steal. cream is for when you want one calm place for Codex, Claude, and a house model on a flat price.

Give cream a try.

Free on Skim, $14.99/mo on Half & Half, $29.99 on Heavy. Top open-weight models included, and it runs your Claude Code and Codex too.

Join the launch list

We stand on the shoulders of giants. cream is just trying to make agentic coding a little cheaper to start for folks who want to tinker without a $20 commitment. Genuine thanks to the Codex team.