Codex launches six professional plugins, integrating 62 business applications and 110 automation skills

OpenAI on the 2nd launched six professional plugins for Codex, covering roles such as data analysts, sales, investment banking, and more, integrating 62 business applications and 110 automation skills.
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On the 2nd, OpenAI released a set of professional plugins for Codex, with six roles covering data analysts, creative production, sales, product designers, stock investors, and investment bankers.

Six roles, one bill

Each of the six plugins packages together integrations, commands, and scenarios, ready to use and customizable. Users don’t need to write prompts, connect APIs, or build workflows; the plugins handle these pre-steps for you.

The six plugins collectively integrate 62 popular business applications and cover 110 automation skills. According to OpenAI’s internal report "The Next Era of Knowledge Work," non-engineer users currently account for 20% of Codex weekly active users, but their adoption rate is three times that of engineers.

The subscription tiers remain the same: individual Plus at $20/month, high-usage Pro at $100/month, with no additional charges. This allows white-collar users to adopt without reevaluating their budgets—just add a plugin.

Also launched simultaneously are two underlying capabilities. The Sites feature enables Codex to generate "hosted interactive websites" directly from outputs—simply put, where previously results were local files, now they can be shared via a link. Partners include Wix, Replit, Figma, Lovable, and others, expanding the ecosystem.

User count is the ticket in, but deployment depth is the moat

While five million weekly active users is a compelling number, in the corporate arms race, it’s not user count that matters most—it’s stickiness.

After all, Anthropic already launched enterprise agent plugins back in February, followed by financial-specific agents in May. OpenAI only added plugin support for Codex in March, and by June, had released specialized plugins for specific professions. The time gap between the two is about three to four months.

OpenAI’s revenue executive Denise Dresser stated in a release:

"AI is gradually capable of performing more meaningful work within organizations. The current challenge is helping companies integrate these systems into their core infrastructure and workflows."

The question is: in the white-collar market, is AI adoption a marathon or a 100-meter dash? If it’s the former, who reaches the finish line first doesn’t matter; if it’s the latter, OpenAI has yet to secure a leading position.