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OpenAI to merge ChatGPT Chat and Work tabs into single desktop workspace

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OpenAI will combine the Chat and Work tabs in the ChatGPT desktop app into one experience with a shared usage budget, testing with select users before a wider rollout. The ChatGPT Classic app will be retired in January.

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Timeline · 9 reports

  1. 2026-11-03 09:53 · r/ChatGPT
    People who say they already got ChatGPT's chat and work merge keep reporting the same things. Here's what I'd save before it reaches your account
  2. 2026-11-03 08:42 · AI Insider
    OpenAI to Merge ChatGPT’s Chat and Work Tabs Into a Single Experience
  3. 2026-11-02 20:07 · 9to5Mac
    ChatGPT and Work are merging soon, while ChatGPT Classic retires in January
  4. 2026-11-02 20:07 · 9to5Mac
    OpenAI is retiring ChatGPT Classic app, will soon combine Chat and Work tabs in new app
  5. 2026-11-02 19:08 · Mashable AI
    ChatGPT's Chat and Work tabs are merging. Here's what to know.
  6. 2026-11-02 18:48 · The Verge AI
    OpenAI is planning to combine ChatGPT chat and work.
  7. 2026-11-02 18:01 · ZDNET AI
    OpenAI will merge ChatGPT’s chat and work tabs – here’s when, and what to expect
  8. 2026-11-02 15:45 · DEV Community — AI
    OpenAI merges ChatGPT Chat and Work tabs into one workspace with a shared usage budget
  9. 2026-11-02 14:25 · Techmeme
    Email: OpenAI plans to merge ChatGPT's Chat and Work tabs on desktop for select users before rolling it out widely; Codex "will remain a separate experience"

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