OpenAI has folded its Codex coding tool into a single ChatGPT desktop app and introduced a new agent called ChatGPT Work, arriving alongside the general release of the GPT-5.6 model family, according to the company’s July 9 announcement.
What changed
The previously separate Codex desktop app is now folded into the ChatGPT desktop app, which organizes Chat, Work, and Codex as tabs within a single interface. OpenAI says the unified app is available globally on Mac and Windows for every plan, including the free tier.
ChatGPT Work is a new agent that gathers context across a user’s connected apps and files, breaks large projects into steps, and produces finished materials such as spreadsheets, slides, and simple web apps. Using scheduled tasks, it can keep projects moving even when a user is away — for example, turning new Slack or Microsoft Teams messages into updated documents and flagging important changes.
Rollout and pricing
According to OpenAI, ChatGPT Work began rolling out on web and mobile on July 9 for Pro, Enterprise, and Edu subscribers, with Plus and Business plans following within days. The agent runs on GPT-5.6, whose three tiers are priced at $5/$30 per million input/output tokens for Sol, $2.50/$15 for Terra, and $1/$6 for the budget-oriented Luna variant.
Competing with rivals
The move puts OpenAI in direct competition with Anthropic’s Claude Cowork, a similar agentic productivity tool Anthropic recently expanded to mobile and web. The push toward long-running, file-producing agents reflects a broader shift among major AI labs — from single-turn chat toward tools meant to complete multi-step office work with limited supervision.