OpenAI merges ChatGPT Work and Chat tabs in shared pool change
Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 3 Nov, 18:40 · Archive
OpenAI is merging ChatGPT's Chat and Work tabs into a single interface and combining usage limits for ChatGPT and Codex.
OpenAI is combining ChatGPT's separate Chat and Work tabs into a unified experience within its desktop app. The change aims to let users explore ideas and have ChatGPT execute tasks in the same place, with access to files, plugins and web capabilities to build websites, create presentations or perform other work.
The feature will initially be available to select users for feedback before a wider rollout. Codex will remain a separate experience within the desktop app, according to an email sent to users.
More significantly, both ChatGPT and Codex will now draw tokens from the same allowance pool rather than maintaining separate usage quotas. OpenAI said this transition should not impact most users, but acknowledged that some subscribers might need to wait for usage limits to reset more frequently based on their usage patterns and model.
TechRadar notes that more complex tasks will consume more of the shared allowance, though ordinary instant conversations will not count against it. However, the company has not disclosed exactly how large the new allowances will be, making it difficult to assess whether the change represents a net gain or loss for paying customers.
The move mirrors a similar change by rival Anthropic, which merged Claude's chat and Cowork functions into one screen in September. OpenAI says the unified interface will provide greater convenience by allowing users to handle both exploratory conversations and autonomous task execution from within the same experience.
How it is being reported
- OpenAI says ChatGPT is catching up to Google in searchIn many circles, "Ask Chat" has replaced "Google it," and that's reflected in a new announcement from OpenAI: the volume of search queries run through ChatGPT now equals 20 percent of the volume run through Google. Adam Fry, OpenAI's consumer product lead for ChatGPT, made the announcement at a press event on Monday. He said […]The Verge · 3 Nov, 18:30
- OpenAI's shared ChatGPT limits could frustrate usersOpenAI's plan to combine ChatGPT and Codex usage limits could make subscriptions more confusing and potentially less valuableTechRadar · 3 Nov, 09:26
- OpenAI is finally merging ChatGPT’s chat and Work tabsOpenAI said that ChatGPT and Codex will draw usage from the same allocation pool after this change.TechCrunch · 2 Nov, 13:57
In this story: OpenAI · Anthropic · ChatGPT · Codex · Google · Claude
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