OpenAI releases Agents API in public beta
Developers can use the managed Codex harness for durable agent sessions with tools, optional subagents and a choice of execution environment.
By Benedict Felix · Updated 7 October 2026
What this changes for UK buyers
Teams can outsource more orchestration infrastructure, but complete cost, permissions, recovery and beta change risk need direct testing.
What buyers should do
Run one bounded multi-step task against the current stack and record success, intervention, recovery, latency and every model, tool and environment cost.
Primary announcement
OpenAI launch announcement ↗This is a dated source-linked buyer briefing. A vendor announcement does not prove UK account eligibility, an independent performance result or regulatory compliance. Open the primary source and confirm the exact plan before changing a production workflow.
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