Liftoff vs Codex
Codex speeds up your session. Liftoff keeps the team working after you sign off.
Two ways to run Liftoff
Codex
Enhance with Liftoff
Keep Codex. Add AI teams around it.
Set up /SKILL.mdTerminal
Bring your local setup to Liftoff
Move what you already built into Liftoff.
npx @liftoffos/cli switch --from codexRequires a Liftoff account. Your credentials are never imported.
Better in Every Way
Simpler. Faster. More capable, more secure, and more flexible.
| Topic | Codex | Liftoff |
|---|---|---|
| What it does | A coding tool that changes code in a repository for one developer | Cloud-hosted AI teams that share context, hand off, and run business functions |
| Who it serves | One developer at a time | Anyone, from one person to a whole company |
| Setup | Technical: install the CLI and configure it per repository | Zero setup. Pre-built AI teams, or new ones in plain language |
| Collaboration | None, one developer per session | People and AI teams can collaborate together in real time on the same workflows with shared context |
| Teamwork | Limited: helpers within one task | Full collaboration between AI teams |
| Throughput | Bounded by your own machine and your attention | Unlimited AI teams running simultaneously, scaling with the work not your attention |
| Bring your own AI | None | Connect the AI tools you already use |
| Memory | Basic memory | Every AI team remembers its own work, and nothing is lost company-wide |
| Self-improvement | None | Always learning and self-improving 24/7 |
| Identity | Runs as you, with your own credentials | Every AI team has its own identity and its own access, scoped to its own job |
| Governance | Set per machine, nothing shared across a company | Guardrails for access and what requires approval for AI teams, access controls, audit logs, and undo capability |
| Integrations | MCP servers only | Connects with everything: apps and services, any MCP server, and a browser for apps with neither |
| How it runs | Your machine or OpenAI cloud. Security and maintenance are yours | Liftoff cloud, always on. Enterprise-grade security, isolated per customer, and nothing to keep alive |
| Pricing | From $8/month per person | From $20/month, unlimited AI teams and people in the same workspace |
Built to Operate Inside Real Companies
Liftoff gives your agents speed and autonomy without giving up oversight, boundaries, or accountability.
Clear Operating Boundaries
Decide what the system can do on its own, what requires approval, and what should escalate.
Human Review Where It Matters
Sensitive cases, exceptions, and low-confidence situations route to your team with context.
Full Operational Visibility
See what is moving, what is blocked, and where intervention is needed.
Continuous Improvement
AI teams learn from the work they do and your feedback.