OpenAI launches Codex Labs for enterprise rollout

OpenAI is expanding Codex for enterprise use, announcing a new program called Codex Labs and a set of global systems integrator partners to help organizations deploy the tool more widely. The company said the goal is to move Codex from early experimentation into repeatable business use across engineering teams and, increasingly, other parts of the enterprise.

The announcement, published April 21, 2026, comes after OpenAI said more than 3 million developers were using Codex each week in early April. Two weeks later, that figure had grown to more than 4 million weekly developers, according to OpenAI. The company said the rapid growth is not limited to individual users, but is also showing up in larger organizations that are trying to bring Codex into everyday workflows.

OpenAI said enterprises are already using Codex across the software development lifecycle. Virgin Atlantic is using it to increase test coverage and team velocity, while also reducing technical debt and improving performance, according to the company. Ramp is using Codex to speed up code review. Notion is using it to build new features faster. Cisco is using it to understand and reason across large, interconnected repositories. Rakuten is using it for incident response, OpenAI said.

The company said those use cases often start with a single team and then spread as managers see gains in speed and output. OpenAI framed Codex as a tool that can help teams work faster across engineering and beyond, not just in code writing. It said Codex now supports browser-based work, image generation, memory, and ongoing work across tools and apps.

OpenAI said that broader capability is creating demand beyond software teams. According to the company, teams are using Codex to pull context from different tools, reason through what matters, and turn scattered information into useful work products such as briefs, plans, checklists, drafts, and follow-ups. The company said those outputs can then be turned into action.

To support that shift, OpenAI is launching Codex Labs. The company said Codex Labs will place OpenAI experts directly inside organizations through hands-on workshops and working sessions. The aim is to help companies figure out where Codex fits, how to connect it to existing workflows, and how to move from early usage to repeatable deployment.

OpenAI said it is also working with global systems integrators to scale adoption. The partners named in the announcement are Accenture, Capgemini, CGI, Cognizant, Infosys, PwC, and Tata Consultancy Services, or TCS. OpenAI said these firms already know how to operate inside large enterprises, modernize software delivery, integrate new systems, and support organizational change.

According to OpenAI, the partners will help enterprise customers identify and deploy high-value Codex use cases across the software development lifecycle, with a focus on moving from pilot projects to production-ready deployments. The firms are also using Codex internally, which OpenAI said is helping them build repeatable methods for taking Codex to customers.

Accenture Chief AI Officer Lan Guan said in a quoted statement that the company’s professionals are using Codex to move from static requirements to working solutions in hours, not weeks. Guan said that is enabling rapid prototyping, real-time workflow redesign, and faster iteration across the development lifecycle, and that the speed translates directly into faster builds and better outcomes for clients.

OpenAI said organizations can request a Codex Lab through a form or contact their OpenAI team. It also said Codex can be used by downloading the app. The company said Codex is already becoming part of how enterprises build software and run production workloads, and that it expects partner support to help expand that work globally.