OpenAI has unveiled its first hardware product for developers — the Codex Micro mini keyboard. Less than 24 hours after its launch, the device completely sold out, highlighting strong demand from the developer community.
Codex Micro is more than just a keyboard. Designed in collaboration with mechanical keyboard maker Work Louder, it serves as a dedicated control surface for OpenAI Codex, helping developers interact with AI coding agents more efficiently. The device is priced at $230.
The compact keyboard features 13 mechanical keys, a joystick, a rotary dial, and touch controls. One of its standout features is the set of six color-coded Agent Keys, which display the real-time status of Codex AI agents. This allows developers to instantly see whether an agent is working, waiting for input, or has encountered an error—without opening the application.
Codex Micro integrates directly with the ChatGPT Desktop app. Dedicated shortcuts allow users to start new chats, approve or reject AI-generated code, activate voice mode, and navigate debugging tasks or pull requests using the joystick. Meanwhile, the rotary dial adjusts the AI agent’s reasoning level, giving developers more control over how deeply the model processes a task.
Codex Micro is not the highly anticipated AI device being developed by OpenAI in partnership with former Apple designer Jony Ive. Instead, it is a limited-edition keyboard built specifically to streamline interactions with Codex and improve AI-assisted software development.
The fact that the device sold out in less than a day reflects the growing demand for dedicated hardware designed around AI-powered development tools. It also marks one of OpenAI’s first steps into the hardware ecosystem, signaling that the company may expand beyond software with more AI-focused devices in the future.
