Source: OpenAI — 2026-07-09
Summary
In the same launch week as GPT-5.6, OpenAI shipped a separate product consolidation: Codex, regular Chat, and a new "Work" mode are merged into a single ChatGPT desktop app for Mac and Windows, available on every plan including Free. ChatGPT Work is a new autonomous agent that takes a goal, pulls context from connected apps, runs for hours unattended, and returns finished deliverables like documents, spreadsheets, slides, or web apps. The previous standalone ChatGPT desktop app is renamed "ChatGPT Classic."
Key Takeaways
- Powered by GPT-5.6 under the hood; bundles new Codex capabilities including inline diff editing, PR review in a side panel, faster Computer Use, and multi-repo project support.
- Desktop Computer Use lets ChatGPT Work operate the user's machine in the background across apps and the browser while completing a long-running task.
- Available immediately on desktop for every plan, including Free; web and mobile rollout to Plus/Pro/Business/Enterprise/Edu follows over the next few days.
- Marks OpenAI collapsing three previously separate surfaces (Chat, Codex, and a dedicated long-running agent) into one app rather than maintaining them as distinct products.