OpenAI's recent Codex update adds true Computer Use support on Windows, letting the model see the screen, click buttons, type, and control desktop applications, with a simple @Paint or @computer prompt, though it runs in the foreground and requires ChatGPT Plus or higher.
OpenAI’s Codex 26.527 update brings the Computer Use agent to Windows, enabling AI to view the screen, simulate mouse clicks and keyboard input, plus remote control via mobile, while outlining usage scenarios, platform differences, permission requirements, and security safeguards.
OpenAI has expanded Codex beyond code generation, enabling it to see and manipulate Windows graphical interfaces and be remotely orchestrated from the ChatGPT mobile app, signaling a shift toward AI agents that operate within real computer workstreams.
The article examines four recent AI coding tool events—a source‑map leak, a computer‑use preview, an OpenAI plugin, and an Apple AI mis‑push—to argue that the AI race is moving from pure model superiority toward competition over workflows, interfaces, and system‑level integration.
Anthropic’s Claude Code now includes a Computer Use capability that lets the AI directly control macOS applications—writing, compiling, launching, clicking UI elements, debugging visual bugs, and performing end‑to‑end UI tests without any code, while requiring specific macOS permissions and operating in a research preview with several limitations.
Anthropic’s latest Claude update adds true computer‑control, scheduling, and Claude Code Desktop, enabling users to issue a single mobile command that drives desktop applications, runs code, processes files, and automates tasks, effectively turning the model into an autonomous agent that works beyond the chat window.
OpenAI's GPT‑5.4 combines a 1 M‑token context window, native computer‑use, and benchmark‑leading performance—outperforming humans on 83 % of tasks and cutting token usage by 47 %—while showcasing demos that let designers generate games, websites, and 3D assets in a single prompt.
OpenAI's newly released GPT-5.4 integrates reasoning, coding, computer use, and agent tool calls, achieving a 75% success rate on OSWorld-Verified tasks—surpassing the human baseline—while its Tool Search feature reduces agent token consumption by 47% and supports up to 1 million tokens for long‑running workflows.
OpenAI's GPT-5.4 launch introduces three model tiers, a 1 million‑token context window, native computer‑use abilities, higher factual accuracy and a new Tool Search feature, reshaping enterprise AI capabilities and intensifying competition with Anthropic and Google.
Anthropic’s Claude Sonnet 4.6, released on Chinese New Year, boosts computer‑use ability, supports a 1 million‑token context window, adds dynamic web‑search filtering, and improves benchmark scores (OSWorld 72.5%, SWE‑bench 79.6%, GPQA 89.9%) while keeping the same price, earning high praise from industry leaders.
Anthropic released Sonnet 4.6 just 12 days after Opus 4.6, delivering near‑Opus capabilities across coding, computer use, long‑context reasoning, and agent planning with a 1 M‑token window, while keeping the lower Sonnet price, prompting mixed community debate and rapid ecosystem adoption.
EvoCUA, a native computer‑use agent from Meituan, combines a verifiable data‑synthesis engine, a ten‑thousand‑level sandbox infrastructure, and an experience‑driven learning paradigm to overcome data‑scaling and feedback challenges, achieving a 56.7% success rate on the OSWorld benchmark and surpassing previous open‑source models.
The article examines the emerging Computer Use paradigm—LLMs that can see and control a computer screen—detailing its technical foundations, three implementation approaches, performance trade‑offs, and why it could become a dominant design pattern for future AI agents.
