OpenAI released its Agents API in public beta, giving developers direct access to the managed Codex harness that powers its cloud coding agents through a single API call. The service handles session state, context compaction, crash recovery, and multi-agent coordination, and supports execution environments including OpenAI-hosted sandboxes and nine partner platforms such as Cloudflare, DigitalOcean, and Vercel. OpenAI is pricing the API by token and compute usage, with early adopters reporting reduced costs and faster performance.
