Codex

Lesson in the AI Engineer Roadmap · Stage 22: Development Tools

Last updated 14 September 2026

What is Codex?

Codex is an AI model created by OpenAI that translates natural language into code. It's designed to understand and generate code in a variety of programming languages, including Python, JavaScript, and more. Codex is particularly adept at interpreting comments and instructions to produce functional code snippets, making it a powerful tool for automating and accelerating the software development process.

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Free resources to learn Codex

Official docsCodex - Official Webste
VideoGetting started with Codex

Codex: common questions

Can I learn Codex in Hindi?

This lesson is written in English. Once you sign in, open it in the interactive course and ask the AI tutor to explain Codex in Hindi or Hinglish. The tutor answers from this lesson’s own text, so it stays on the syllabus, and it runs on your own Google, OpenAI or Anthropic key.

Is this Codex tutorial for beginners?

It is lesson 179 of 189 in the free AI Engineer roadmap, in stage 22, Development Tools. If you are new to AI Engineer, start from stage 1 and come back here in order; if you already know the earlier stages, this lesson stands on its own.