Guides · Updated 22 October 2026 · By the makers of Sessions Pro for Codex

Guides for multiple accounts.

How to run more than one ChatGPT and Codex account on Mac and Windows, with the free and paid options compared.

The ChatGPT app for Mac, Codex included, signs in one account at a time. These guides cover every way to run more than one ChatGPT and Codex account on a Mac: in the desktop app, in the browser and in the Codex CLI, with what each option costs you.

Start here · Main guide

Run multiple ChatGPT and Codex accounts on one Mac

Why the ChatGPT app signs in one account at a time, and every way around it, including the free Terminal setup.

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Comparison

The best ways to run multiple Codex accounts in 2026, compared

Six approaches side by side: cost, desktop app, side by side, CLI per account, separate Codex threads and setup effort.

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Comparison

ChatGPT's account switcher vs Sessions Pro for Codex

What ChatGPT's built-in account switcher covers on chatgpt.com, what it doesn't, and when a separate app per account makes sense.

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Use case

Work and personal ChatGPT accounts on one Mac

Your company account and your own, both signed in at the same time, each with its own login, Codex threads and CLI.

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Use case

Codex for freelancers and agencies

One ChatGPT and Codex account per client, each in its own app, so no client's work ends up in another's account.

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Codex CLI · Windows

Two Codex accounts on Windows

CODEX_HOME in PowerShell, cmd and Windows Terminal, WSL, and what to do about the desktop app.

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Codex CLI

Two Codex CLI accounts in Terminal at once

One CODEX_HOME folder per account: two Codex CLI logins side by side, with aliases and the common errors.

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Comparison

A second macOS user vs Sessions Pro for Codex

Full separation one desktop at a time, or every account side by side in your own user: which fits.

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Guide

Multiple ChatGPT accounts without logging out

Keep every account signed in at once: on the web, in the desktop app and in the Codex CLI.

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FAQ

Can you have two ChatGPT accounts?

What OpenAI says, what stays separate per account, and how to use both at once, Codex included.

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Use case

ChatGPT for multiple users on one computer

Two people, one Mac or PC: keep every login, chat and Codex thread separate.

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Windows

Codex on Windows: the app, the CLI and WSL

The Microsoft Store app, the CLI natively or in WSL2, and which ones share a login.

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Codex CLI

Where Codex stores your login

auth.json, the credential store, CODEX_HOME and the commands that read and clear your login.

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Codex CLI

Codex resume: where your sessions live

codex resume, --last, --all, fork and exec resume, and why each account keeps its own history.

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Troubleshooting

Why does codex logout sign me out everywhere?

It clears the login of the current CODEX_HOME, which every copy shares by default. The cause and the fix.

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Sessions Pro for Codex is made by LEX GLOBAL IT S.R.L. and is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by OpenAI. It runs the official ChatGPT app with accounts you already have, and OpenAI's terms apply to each account. ChatGPT and Codex are trademarks of OpenAI.