OpenAI Codex adoption in India explodes 27x since January as AI moves beyond coding

Agentic platform Codex adoption in India up 27x since January, says OpenAI

India's adoption of OpenAI's Codex has surged 27x since early 2026, placing it among the top five global markets. The platform is increasingly used for non-coding tasks, democratising app and website creation for non-technical users. Codex is also accelerating product development and automating repetitive work, with significant enterprise collaborations underway. OpenAI's agentic coding platform Codex has seen active users in India grow 27x since the beginning of 2026, with the country now ranking among the company's top five global markets for Codex adoption and top 10 for engagement. "OpenAI models are no longer just about asking and answering questions. We are now transitioning into reasoning models and from there, into a more agentic world, where models actually go out and do the work for you," said Pragya Misra, head of strategy & global affairs, India at OpenAI, while speaking at Mumbai Tech Week today. The company said the data also reflects a broadening role for Codex in India, with more than a quarter of requests now related to non-coding tasks, signalling growing adoption beyond traditional software development workflows. "Codex is democratising building," Misra said, adding that even non-technical users are increasingly using the platform to build apps and websites through natural language prompts. She said Codex is helping compress product development timelines and automate repetitive tasks, allowing users to focus on more creative work. In February, analytics platform OpenAI Signals found that Codex usage for coding tasks in India was nearly 3x the global average, while coding-related queries from the country were almost three times the global median, according to a company statement. OpenAI has previously announced Codex-related collaborations in India with companies like TCS, Infosys, and Razorpay, across software engineering and enterprise workflow automation. India is also emerging as one of OpenAI's largest markets globally. "India is one of (?) our second-largest ChatGPT user markets," Misra said, adding that the company is now seeing increasing enterprise adoption across sectors. On May 11, OpenAI announced the launch of the OpenAI Deployment Company, aimed at helping enterprises adopt AI systems at scale. The venture focuses on participating directly in implementation, workflow design, and deployment inside client organisations, moving beyond selling AI through software subscriptions or cloud access.

OpenAI Says Codex Usage in India Has Grown 27x Since Early 2026

India is emerging as one of the fastest-growing markets for OpenAI's Codex, with the company revealing that weekly active users in the country have increased 27 times since the start of 2026. The update was shared by OpenAI on the sidelines of Mumbai Tech Week and highlights the growing role of AI-powered tools among developers, startups and professionals across India. * Make Telecom Talk My Trusted Source According to OpenAI, daily interactions with Codex in India have also grown significantly, rising more than 20 times by late April compared to the beginning of the year. The company said India is now among the top five countries globally for Codex adoption and among the top ten for overall engagement. Codex Is Expanding Beyond Software Development While Codex is widely known as a tool that helps developers write and work with code, OpenAI says its use in India is expanding well beyond software development. More than a quarter of Codex requests from Indian users are now related to non-coding tasks. Users are increasingly relying on the platform to synthesise information, draft documents, automate research tasks and organise workflows and communication. The trend suggests that AI tools are becoming useful across a broader range of professional activities rather than being limited to programming alone.