Summary
OpenAI released ChatGPT Work, an agent powered by GPT-5.6 that pulls context from a team's connected apps and files to turn scattered notes and drafts into completed deliverables such as documents, spreadsheets, presentations, and lightweight sites. It folds OpenAI's Codex coding capability into ChatGPT for longer, multi-step tasks.
What changed
On July 9, 2026 OpenAI shipped ChatGPT Work on desktop for all plans, rolling out to Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise, and Edu on web and mobile over the following days. It connects to Slack, Microsoft Teams, Google Drive, SharePoint, email, calendars, CRM, and project trackers, and blends Codex with ChatGPT to execute end-to-end work.
Why it matters
ChatGPT Work moves OpenAI from a chat assistant toward an outcome-delivering workplace agent, directly targeting the same office-operations territory Anthropic's Claude Cowork entered the same week. Bundling Codex into a general work agent signals that coding capability is becoming a substrate for broader task automation rather than a standalone product.
Evidence excerpt
ChatGPT Work is powered by GPT-5.6 and brings together context from your team's tools to turn scattered notes, drafts, and ideas into finished work.