# Codex and Viktor. Choose how the work gets done.

OpenAI's coding agent for writing, reviewing, and shipping code from the terminal, IDE, and cloud. Compare that with Viktor, an AI employee for shared work in Slack and Microsoft Teams.

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Canonical page: https://viktor.com/compare/viktor-vs-codex

## Viktor vs Codex

| Feature | Viktor | Competitor |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Surface | Slack and Microsoft Teams, in the channel where the work is already discussed. | CLI, IDE, cloud, inside ChatGPT. |
| Works for | The whole team. Anyone can tag Viktor; context belongs to the workspace. | Engineers, seat based. |
| Who owns the job | Reads the request, uses connected tools, produces the deliverable, and reports back in the thread. | High in repo. |
| Memory | Shared workspace context. What one person teaches Viktor can help the team. | Repo scoped. |
| Tools | 9,800+ integrations, browser access, code execution, and published pages and apps. | Dev toolchain. |
| Price shape | Shared workspace credits from $100/month, without a subscription for each teammate. | Check Codex's current plans for pricing, included usage, and availability. |
| Best for | Ongoing team work across your connected tools. | You need AI focused on repositories, code changes, and software development. |

## Choose Viktor

- You want to delegate work in Slack or Microsoft Teams.
- Your team needs shared context rather than isolated individual conversations.
- Your work spans several business tools and needs a finished deliverable.
- You prefer a managed employee with a shared workspace credit pool.

## Choose Codex

- You need AI focused on repositories, code changes, and software development.
- OpenAI's coding agent for writing, reviewing, and shipping code from the terminal, IDE, and cloud.

## More from OpenAI

- [ChatGPT](https://viktor.com/compare/viktor-vs-chatgpt): The default AI chat app for individual knowledge workers.
- [ChatGPT Business](https://viktor.com/compare/viktor-vs-chatgpt-business): ChatGPT in a shared workspace with admin controls, usage visibility, and central billing.
- [ChatGPT Work](https://viktor.com/compare/viktor-vs-chatgpt-work): OpenAI's agent that plans, takes action across your apps and files, and stays on a project for hours.
- [Codex](https://viktor.com/compare/viktor-vs-codex): OpenAI's coding agent for writing, reviewing, and shipping code from the terminal, IDE, and cloud.

## Questions

### What is Codex?

OpenAI's coding agent for writing, reviewing, and shipping code from the terminal, IDE, and cloud.

### How does Codex differ from Viktor?

CLI, IDE, cloud, inside ChatGPT. High in repo. Viktor takes requests in Slack and Microsoft Teams and works across the team's connected tools.

### When should I choose Codex?

You need AI focused on repositories, code changes, and software development. OpenAI's coding agent for writing, reviewing, and shipping code from the terminal, IDE, and cloud.

### Is Codex part of the same family as other tools here?

Codex belongs to OpenAI in this catalog. Its tool type is Coding. The family groups related products; the tool type describes what this product does.

Product information: https://openai.com/codex