# Build agents on OpenAI's Codex infrastructure, skip the orchestrator

> Source: <https://www.vibeleaderboard.ai/intel/brief/2026-09-11>
> Published: 2026-09-11 11:18:21+00:00

OpenAI opened its Agents API in public beta, giving developers the managed sandboxes, long-running sessions and subagent orchestration that power Codex internally through one API call.
Read: OpenAI opened its Agents API in public beta, giving developers the managed sandboxes, long-running sessions and subagent orchestration that power Codex internally through one API call.
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