ChatGPT Work
Released Jul 9, 2026
Agent mode in ChatGPT for longer tasks: takes a goal, works across connected apps and files, stays with a project for hours if needed, and returns finished documents, spreadsheets, presentations and reports.
Also in Frontier Features →- Domain
- General
- Access
- Generally available
- Plan
- Plus $20/mo
Runs on
Strengths & weaknesses
Strengths
- Scheduled, triggered or monitoring tasks
- Desktop app version can use local files and apps and has a built-in browser
- Asks for approval on important actions as it works
Weaknesses
- Not on Free or Go
- Highest effort levels limited to Pro and Enterprise
Notable: frontier-lab developer (OpenAI). Backfill: launched 2026-07-09 and missed by earlier agent runs (it is already in features.json). Launched on 'GPT-5.6' with no variant named; rolled out first to Pro, Enterprise and Edu, then Plus and Business. Model additions: GPT-6 Sol and Luna 2026-09-22; GPT-6.1 Sol 2026-09-29 (launch post: available 'in ChatGPT Work and Codex'); Ultrafast mode for GPT-6.1 Sol 2026-10-08 (Pro $500, eligible Enterprise/Edu); GPT-6.1 Terra 2026-10-26 (ChatGPT & Codex changelog). Users choose among OpenAI models, a vendor-only lineup as with Codex; no source names Work's default. The 2025 'Introducing ChatGPT agent' post is marked outdated and points to ChatGPT Work.