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opencodex
A universal local proxy that enables the use of any LLM, such as Claude, Gemini, or DeepSeek, within Codex and Claude Code, while managing ChatGPT account pools.
- Backend
- Full stack
- DevOps
- Automation
- Productivity
- CLI
- Web
- macOS
- Linux
- Windows
- Self-hostable
- Runs locally
- Needs API key
- Popularity
- 11.0k Stars
- GitHub stars
- Recent activity
- 8/18/2026
- Updated in the last 30 days
- License
- MIT
- Permissive
Why it matters
We look beyond stars: what problem it solves, whether it creates real utility, and what makes its approach worth noticing.
Problem
Addresses the vendor lock-in of AI development tools like Claude Code and Codex, enabling users to utilize alternative LLMs.
Practical value
Provides a local proxy that translates various LLM APIs into formats compatible with target tools, while offering ChatGPT account pooling and load balancing.
Innovation / differentiation
Implements real-time translation for complex protocols including streaming, tool calls, and reasoning tokens, while enabling model routing within environments like Claude Desktop.
Leverage potential
Acts as middleware to extend existing development tools without modifying their source code, with configuration managed via a web dashboard.
Why now
Highly relevant given the rapid adoption of agentic coding tools and the increasing user demand for model flexibility.
Community activity
In the last 90 days there were 657 new issues and 1395 pull requests; the bounded issue/PR samples include 59 issue authors and 16 PR contributors, with at least 50 releases.
Maintainer responsiveness
The 100-issue window sample had a 98% close rate, and the 100-pull-request sample had a 53% merge rate. Maintainer-response observations covered 30% of that issue sample, with a 73% response rate and median first response of 3.8 hours.
Key highlights
- Connect Codex, Claude Code, Claude Desktop, and Grok Build to over 40 LLM providers
- Manage a ChatGPT account pool with quota tracking, thread affinity, and automatic routing
- Combine models with failover and weighted round-robin across multiple providers
Quick start
How it is installed, how hard it is, and where to start.
Where it runs
Runs locally
Difficulty
Medium — some setup needed
- 01Install OpenCodex globally using npm.
- 02Run
ocx startto launch the local proxy service. - 03Access http://localhost:10100 to configure your model providers and accounts.
- 04Run
ocx initto wire your development tools to the proxy.
Best for
- Teams that want data on their own servers
- Developers who want to try it on their machine
More about it
OpenCodex is a lightweight local proxy that translates the Codex Responses API to match the protocols used by various large language models. It allows users to route models like Claude, Gemini, Grok, DeepSeek, and Ollama into Codex CLI, Claude Code, Claude Desktop, and Grok Build, handling streaming, tool calls, and reasoning tokens in both directions.
The tool features a ChatGPT account pool manager for handling authentication and quotas through a web dashboard. It can automatically route new sessions to healthy accounts based on usage while keeping active threads pinned to their original accounts. Additional capabilities include virtual model combos, sub-agent routing, OAuth support, and sidecars for web search and vision.
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capability tags
Verifiedautomation, productivity
Source: admin_cms · cms editor · 8/20/2026
editor note
Verified{"en":"This tool intercepts and translates API requests, allowing development tools locked to specific models to utilize over 40 alternative LLMs. Its account pool management is particularly useful for power users requiring automated ChatGPT account rotation.","zh":"该工具通过拦截并转换 API 请求，使原本绑定特定模型的开发工具能够调用 40 多种第三方模型。其账号池管理功能特别适合需要轮询或自动切换 ChatGPT 账号的重度用户。"}
Source: admin_cms · cms editor · 8/20/2026
how to use
Verified{"steps":[{"en":"Install OpenCodex globally using npm.","zh":"使用 npm 全局安装 OpenCodex。"},{"en":"Run `ocx start` to launch the local proxy service.","zh":"运行 `ocx start` 启动本地代理服务。"},{"en":"Access http://localhost:10100 to configure your model providers and accounts.","zh":"访问 http://localhost:10100 配置模型提供商与账号。"},{"en":"Run `ocx init` to wire your development tools to the proxy.","zh":"运行 `ocx init` 将开发工具连接至代理。"}],"installAt":"local","difficulty":"medium"}
Source: admin_cms · cms editor · 8/20/2026
intro
Verified{"en":"OpenCodex is a lightweight local proxy that translates the Codex Responses API to match the protocols used by various large language models. It allows users to route models like Claude, Gemini, Grok, DeepSeek, and Ollama into Codex CLI, Claude Code, Claude Desktop, and Grok Build, handling streaming, tool calls, and reasoning tokens in both directions.\n\nThe tool features a ChatGPT account pool manager for handling authentication and quotas through a web dashboard. It can automatically route new sessions to healthy accounts based on usage while keeping active threads pinned to their original accounts. Additional capabilities include virtual model combos, sub-agent routing, OAuth support, and sidecars for web search and vision.","zh":"OpenCodex 是一个轻量级的本地代理工具，能够将 OpenAI Codex 的请求格式转换为多种大语言模型支持的协议。它支持将 Claude、Gemini、Grok、DeepSeek 以及 Ollama 等各种模型接入 Codex CLI、Claude Code、Claude Desktop 和 Grok Build 中，并能双向处理流式传输、工具调用和推理标记等内容。\n\n该工具内置了 ChatGPT 账号池管理功能，支持在网页端仪表盘中添加多个账号、刷新配额，并根据使用量自动将新会话路由至健康的账号，同时保持现有对话的账号绑定。此外，它还提供虚拟模型组合（Combos）和子代理路由等机制，并支持 OAuth 登录、网页搜索及视觉辅助等扩展特性。"}
Source: admin_cms · cms editor · 8/20/2026
Latest release
Verifiedv2.25.0
Source: GitHub API · latest_release=v2.25.0 · 8/18/2026
License
VerifiedMIT
Source: GitHub API · license.spdx_id=MIT · 8/18/2026
needs api key
VerifiedYes
Source: admin_cms · cms editor · 8/20/2026
One-liner
Verified{"en":"A universal local proxy that enables the use of any LLM, such as Claude, Gemini, or DeepSeek, within Codex and Claude Code, while managing ChatGPT account pools.","zh":"一个通用的本地代理，允许在 Codex、Claude Code 等工具中使用任意大模型（如 Claude、Gemini、DeepSeek 等）并管理 ChatGPT 账号池。"}
Source: admin_cms · cms editor · 8/20/2026
Platforms
Verifiedmacos, linux, windows
Source: admin_cms · cms editor · 8/20/2026
Category hint
Inferred from materialsai-apps
Source: Project README · hint=ai-apps · 8/18/2026
product forms
Verifiedcli, web
Source: admin_cms · cms editor · 8/20/2026
role tags
Verifiedbackend, fullstack, devops
Source: admin_cms · cms editor · 8/20/2026
supports docker
VerifiedNo
Source: admin_cms · cms editor · 8/20/2026
supports local
VerifiedYes
Source: admin_cms · cms editor · 8/20/2026
supports self host
VerifiedYes
Source: admin_cms · cms editor · 8/20/2026
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