12ChatGPT and Codex

The most famous AI in the world, and for good reason: it's even. Not the best at any one thing, but good at nearly everything. Inside it's the GPT-6 generation now: Astra for the hardest stuff, Sol for code and work, Luna for quick questions.

For our purposes something else matters. The subscription includes Codex - a coding agent, much like Claude Code. It lives in the terminal, in your editor and in its own app for Windows and Mac. That's an excellent deal: for one subscription you get both a general assistant and a working agent that can build projects.

Who I'd recommend it to: people starting out who don't want to spend much. People already used to ChatGPT who don't want to relearn. People who want one subscription for everything, from recipes to code.

There's also an entry tier, Go, for eight dollars. The limits are noticeably tighter and Codex is cut down, but it's a painless way to try without hurting your wallet.