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OpenAI is merging ChatGPT's Chat and Work tabs in its desktop app
OpenAI plans to combine the Chat and Work tabs in its ChatGPT desktop app, first testing the change with select users.
Key points
- OpenAI said the combined experience will first be available to select users for feedback before a wide rollout.
- Codex will remain a separate experience in the ChatGPT desktop app.
- ChatGPT and Codex will draw tokens from the same allowance pool, and OpenAI said most users won't be affected.
Why it matters. Some users may need to wait for usage resets more frequently, since ChatGPT and Codex will share one token allowance pool.
OpenAI told users by email it will fold the separate Chat and Work areas of its ChatGPT app into one experience, first for a small group of select users who give feedback. The email said users can bring in files and plugins and ask the chatbot to build a website or presentation while reviewing its work. Codex stays a separate experience, but ChatGPT and Codex will draw tokens from the same allowance pool, which OpenAI said won't affect most users, though some may wait for resets more often.
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OpenAI is merging ChatGPT's Chat and Work tabs in its desktop app
OpenAI said that ChatGPT and Codex will draw usage from the same allocation pool after the change. The ChatGPT desktop app previously had separate ChatGPT and Codex sections, and within ChatGPT, separate Chat and Work tabs. TechCrunch reported the merger on November 2, 2026, describing it as an effort to simplify the app. The change is aimed at making it clearer where users are working and where their projects sit.