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Re: ChatGPT Work

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Post by toephu2 » Thu, Jul 09, 2026, 7:14 PM UTC

sergiotapia wrote: post #28

I wish OpenAI had a family plan. I would love to pay and have my wife and kids use ChatGPT on a single subscription.

They have this, it's essentially ChatGPT Business. And if you use an Amex Plat card, it's basically free (plenty of ChatGPT 50% off links going around, or at least there were a few weeks ago).

Re: ChatGPT Work

#82

Post by hirvi74 » Thu, Jul 09, 2026, 7:16 PM UTC

postalcoder wrote: post #61

dominotw wrote: post #60

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think the idea is that there should be no difference between 'casual chat' and 'serious chat'. why not chat in codex

Going to repost my comment from below: Codex creates a new folder in `~/Documents` in iCloud drive/OneDrive for every single thread you make. Furthermore, these threads are also polluted with your global AGENTS.md file, as well as all other developer_instructions that are injected by the harness. I want my chats isolated from work contexts.

Reading your observation only reinforces my convictions to never use these tools outside of a containerized environment.

Re: ChatGPT Work

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Post by anal_reactor » Thu, Jul 09, 2026, 7:17 PM UTC

Microsoft is continuing the tradition of very confusing names

Re: ChatGPT Work

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Post by thimabi » Thu, Jul 09, 2026, 7:19 PM UTC

todfox wrote: post #74

This unification is garbage. Chats that are about topics other than programming projects are relegated to a tiny, unsearchable popup window. Renaming the old app "ChatGPT Classic" implies that it will be discontinued at some point. This is a serious regression. What existed before worked fine. I would expect the mode switcher to include a Chat mode, which would recreate the old, chat-focused UI, for asking about rand…

I noticed the same thing. In the app, normal “Chat” threads are only available via a “Checking recent chats” window, while projects, GPTs, library… are completely absent.

The web version of ChatGPT is confusing too. Now it has separate “Chat” and “Work” tabs (what about a Codex tab?), and it shifts the burden on the user to know when to use one or the other. Note that using the “Work” tab means using Codex usage limits [^1], but that’s hidden away in the settings.

Also, apparently “GPT-5.6 Terra and GPT-5.6 Luna are not selectable in standard ChatGPT conversations” [^2] — so if you want to use these models, you must go to the Work tab or download the app.

I don’t understand why there is so much fragmentation in what was supposed to be a unified app. The way that it is now, it’s far from intuitive.

[^1]: https://help.openai.com/en/articles/20001275-chatgpt-work-an...

[^2]: https://help.openai.com/en/articles/20001354-gpt-56-in-chatg...

Re: ChatGPT Work

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Post by CSMastermind » Thu, Jul 09, 2026, 7:19 PM UTC

paxys wrote: post #12

CSMastermind wrote: post #6

How is this different than Codex?

Rebranding + expanding it beyond coding work.

> expanding it beyond coding work

Is there anything it can do that codex can't?

Re: ChatGPT Work

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Post by moomoo11 » Thu, Jul 09, 2026, 7:27 PM UTC

mysterydip wrote: post #59

postalcoder wrote: post #56

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Same. I don't see why they thought this was a good move.

maybe they asked chatgpt about it :)

You’re absolutely right and your solution is actually a better implementation.

Re: ChatGPT Work

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Post by asim » Thu, Jul 09, 2026, 7:27 PM UTC

This thread is so spot on but I can also imagine the product development internally is moving so fast that they're trying to reconcile everything and can't. And this is the huge mistake so many companies make. Leave what's working alone. Build new adjacent things. It's clear they want to make money and work or code is the focus of enterprise. But never rename something Classic...so bad.

Re: ChatGPT Work

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Post by sbarre » Thu, Jul 09, 2026, 7:27 PM UTC

It's uncanny how much the job of "crafting contrived yet plausible scenarios to over-sell the utility of our service" has become such a critical part of AI vendor marketing.

Re: ChatGPT Work

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Post by yieldcrv » Thu, Jul 09, 2026, 7:29 PM UTC

todfox wrote: post #74

This unification is garbage. Chats that are about topics other than programming projects are relegated to a tiny, unsearchable popup window. Renaming the old app "ChatGPT Classic" implies that it will be discontinued at some point. This is a serious regression. What existed before worked fine. I would expect the mode switcher to include a Chat mode, which would recreate the old, chat-focused UI, for asking about rand…

I guess parasocial relationships with AI boyfriends and girlfriends don't pay as well as agentic SaaS slop

Re: ChatGPT Work

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Post by TechRemarker » Thu, Jul 09, 2026, 7:30 PM UTC

Been excited for Codex to fully merge into ChatGPT, like it already has on iOS and how Claude Code merged into Claude a while back. Assumed there would simply be an update for ChatGPT that added Codex like on iOS. But instead a new "ChatGPT for Work" app. Which is fine. Downloaded and it replaces the standard ChatGPT app, again fine an as expected, but when I open it I just see Codex essentially. In top left, when changing from Code to ChatGPT still not seeing all of my ChatGPT aka years of Chat History. Other than one a box that says recent chats that only lets you see the latest 3 or 4 chats and opens them up in a small window. Am I missing something?