OpenAI Codex installs surge to 86.1 million, topping Anthropic Claude Code
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OpenAI Codex reached 86.1 million weekly installs in the week of May 3, per a16z citing trends.io data from March 15. The figure marks a sharp rise from roughly 10 million prior weeks, with Codex adding 46 million new installs on May 2 alone. Anthropic’s Claude Code recorded 7.2 million installs that week after 3–13 million earlier, as both tools held stable rates through late April before Codex accelerated.
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- POSTDU#787@DERYATR_On a single day-May 2nd-there were 46 million new Codex installs! Last week 86 alone installs! This must be one of the greatest explosive growths of a coding model ever! There is a reason why I became a Codex addict, why it’s the first thing I get on in the morning after coffee! https://x.com/DeryaTR_/status/2052931305885880721/photo/1
- POSTDU#787@DERYATR_On a single day-May 2nd-there were 46 million new Codex installs! Last week 86 million installs! This must be one of the greatest explosive growths of a coding model ever! There’s a reason why I became a Codex addict, why it’s the first thing I get on in the morning after coffee! https://x.com/DeryaTR_/status/2052936808623935959/photo/1
