- OpenAI has introduced new Agentic ChatGPT work tools for all users
- The tool works with the latest GPT-5.6 and Codex model.
- Could this be the app’s unofficial evolution into a super app?
OpenAI has introduced a new agent tool within ChatGPT to help workers “take on more ambitious tasks,” covering workflows such as gathering information, creating finished materials, and handling long-running autonomous tasks.
The new tool, called ChatGPT Work, marks a shift in the way knowledge workers use AI, evolving from generative AI to autonomous agent AI.
ChatGPT Work, largely seen as an interface for knowledge workers, brings together tools like the company’s latest frontier model, GPT-5.6, and Codex.
ChatGPT Work is a freelance knowledge worker’s dream
In an announcement, the company noted how Codex was born out of a need for coders and developers to have access to agentic capabilities, but now more than a million workers who don’t know how to code use it for other tasks.
The company also stated that almost all of its internal teams use Codex and ChatGPT Work to speed up their workflows.
All users running the app on their macOS or Windows desktop can get access to ChatGPT Work for free, including non-paying subscribers. Pro, Enterprise and Edu plans will have mobile and web access first, but Plus and Business plans will have access in a few days.
To further help ChatGPT Work’s autonomy, the tool also works with third-party plugins using the ‘@’ command to gain more context and access to work files.
More broadly, as the app evolves into a super app to combine all OpenAI tools into a single workspace, desktop users can now grant the client permission to control the computer on their behalf, similar to Anthropic’s Claude Code.
“This is the first step toward a broader vision of ChatGPT,” the company summarized, “where intelligence goes beyond answering questions to help everyone turn their biggest ideas into reality.”
