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Third-party Codex solutions advertised as "domestic direct connection, no account required, no US phone number verification" are essentially implemented through third-party relay services or packaged installers, and the configured API keys do not come directly from OpenAI but are proxy keys from an intermediary platform.
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Sources
50%
Confidence
Medium-term (~90 days)
Relevance
7/18/2026
First Seen
Valid until: 10/16/2026(expired)
Sources
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