Codex in Chrome
Free tier availableOpenAI browser agent extension
About Codex in Chrome
OpenAI's official Chrome extension that lets Codex navigate web pages and complete multi-step tasks directly in the browser — fill forms, scrape data, drive web apps without copy-pasting between tabs. Browser-native agents are the new assistant battleground, and this is the most polished option for ChatGPT users who want their AI to actually do the work rather than just describe it.
How Codex in Chrome compares
| Directr tier | B | S | A | A |
| Price | Included with ChatGPT | Free / BYO API key | Pay per token | Free |
| Free tier | Free tier available | Fully free; bring your own model | Free tier available | Free |
| API access | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
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