# Codex with ChatGPT review

> ChatGPT thinks. Codex works. Use ChatGPT as the planning brain while keeping the Codex harness.

Devtoolwatch Board, the week of Oct 25–31, 2026. Canonical page: https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/xiaoduoya-codex-with-chatgpt/

## Codex with ChatGPT at a glance

- **Category:** [MCP and agent tools](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/categories/mcp-servers/)

## Usage data (the week of Oct 25–31, 2026)

- Board rank: #135 overall, #15 in MCP and agent tools, momentum score 56
- New GitHub stars per week (last 12 weeks): Aug 9: n/a; Aug 16: n/a; Aug 23: 979; Aug 30: 1.5k; Sep 6: 1.6k; Sep 13: 1.5k; Sep 20: 1.1k; Sep 27: 328; Oct 4: 238; Oct 11: 230; Oct 18: 108; Oct 25: 112

## Codex with ChatGPT alternatives

| Rank | Tool | Stars | Downloads/wk |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | [REA](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/morluto-rea/) | 415.5k | 760.6k |
| #2 | [ha-mcp](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/homeassistant-ai-ha-mcp/) | 5.4k | 118.1k |
| #3 | [Treg](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/superdesigndev-treg/) | 6.9k | 6.7k |
| #4 | [Chrome DevTools MCP](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/chrome-devtools-mcp/) | 54.6k | 2.7M |
| #5 | [codebase-memory-mcp](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/deusdata-codebase-memory-mcp/) | 47.9k | – |
| #6 | [open-computer-use](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/ifuryst-open-computer-use/) | 2.8k | – |

## Codex with ChatGPT FAQ

### How popular is Codex with ChatGPT?

Codex with ChatGPT has 7.6k GitHub stars as of Nov 1, 2026. It gained 112 new stars in the week of Oct 25–31, 2026, against a 12-week average of 763 a week. That made it #15 among MCP servers and agent tools on the Devtoolwatch Board.

### What are the best alternatives to Codex with ChatGPT?

Other MCP servers and agent tools on the Devtoolwatch Board in the week of Oct 25–31, 2026, by momentum: REA (#1), ha-mcp (#2), Treg (#3), Chrome DevTools MCP (#4), codebase-memory-mcp (#5). The alternatives table above has their numbers.

## Sources

1. [Devtoolwatch Board, the week of Oct 25–31, 2026](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/)