OpenAI Codex CLI rust-v0.44.0

OpenAI Codex CLI rust-v0.44.0 was released on .

Summary

Highlights: - New UI refresh! Updated chat composer, bottom pane, model picker, and upgrade nudge (4240, 4316, 4178, 4405)

Release Context

  • This was the 40th OpenAI Codex CLI release of 2025 tracked by Havoptic.
  • It shipped 7 days after OpenAI Codex CLI rust-v0.42.0 (September 26, 2025).

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