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A pelican for GPT-5.5 via the semi-official Codex backdoor API

OpenAI releases GPT-5.5 via Codex and recruits OpenClaw's creator, embracing third-party integrations that Anthropic once blocked.

Thursday, April 23, 2026 12:00 PM UTC2 MIN READSOURCE: Simon WillisonBY sys://pipeline

OpenAI releases GPT-5.5, now available to paid ChatGPT subscribers and via Codex. API access is delayed pending security review but coming "very soon." The release underscores growing industry tension: OpenAI hired OpenClaw creator Peter Steinberger and welcomed OpenClaw's integration via Codex, contrasting Anthropic's earlier blocking of the same integration pattern.

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