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When launching Codex for the first time, users must enter an OpenAI API Key beginning with "sk" as their credential, which OpenAI's servers use to identify the user and bill by usage.

4
Sources
70%
Confidence
Medium-term (~90 days)
Relevance
7/24/2026
First Seen
Valid until: 10/22/2026

Sources

Codex入门指南：OpenAI AI编程智能体安装与使用教程
bilibili大模型Python官方课程7/12/2026

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