OpenAI has put all speculation to rest by finally entering the hardware business and launching its first hardware product – a keypad designed for its Codex coding platform. The keypad, called Codex Micro, is designed in partnership with accessories company Work Louder. The launch of Codex Micro comes as OpenAI faces a lawsuit from Apple for allegedly misusing trade secrets and confidential information for its hardware business. Though OpenAI says there is no evidence to show that its lawsuit has any merit.
As the name suggests, the Codex Micro is designed for Codex users. OpenAI describes the device as a “command centre for agentic work,” allowing users to handle AI agents without relying only on a phone or desktop interface. It was first shown at the AI Engineer World Fair in San Francisco last month.
The keypad comes with 13 mechanical switches, a touch sensor, a rotary encoder, and a planar joystick. It also has RGB lighting, which many techies like. The square-shaped pad features light-up Agent Keys that show task status, Command Keys for common Codex actions, a joystick for launching workflows, and a dial to adjust an agent’s reasoning level, or how much time and computing power it uses on a task.
The Codex Micro comes in two versions, "clicky" and "silent." After the launch, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman wrote on X, "amazing to me that some people want the silent version."
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