ChatGPT Business Updates & Release Notes

ChatGPT desktop app experience updates

We’ve updated the ChatGPT desktop app to make it easier to choose between Chat and Work, find your conversations and Projects, and continue Work across devices. These updates are now live for all plans on macOS and Windows.

macOS and Windows

• A clearer desktop layout: A global switcher lets you choose between ChatGPT and Codex. In ChatGPT, choose Chat for quick questions and conversational help, or Work to complete tasks end to end.
• Unified Recents: Chat and Work conversations now appear together in Recents, where you can sort, filter, and pin them.
• Projects in the desktop app: Your existing ChatGPT Projects now appear in the app. You can start a Chat conversation inside a Project or begin a Work thread using Project context.
• Continue Work across devices: Cloud Work conversations now sync across web, mobile, and desktop, so you can start on one surface and continue on another. Local conversations stay on your computer.
• Codex remains unchanged: As part of this update, Codex remains a separate view, and its workflows and history are unchanged. Quick Chats remain available for fast conversations.

Introducing ChatGPT Work

ChatGPT Work is an agent for longer, more involved tasks. It can research and analyze information, work across connected apps and files, and create finished documents, spreadsheets, presentations, reports, and Sites. You can follow its progress, answer questions, change direction, and approve important actions as it works.

Work can also keep projects moving through Scheduled Tasks that run once, repeat on a schedule or trigger, or monitor for changes.

On web and mobile, Work is rolling out to paid plans except Free and Go. Pro, Pro Lite, Enterprise, and Edu users receive access first; Plus and Business users will follow over the coming days. Work is available in all supported regions.

On web and mobile, Enterprise and Edu workspaces have a two-week preview period. Work is off by default during the preview, and admins can opt out before it turns on automatically at the end of the preview.

We’re also replacing the App Directory with the Plugin Directory. Existing app connections are unaffected. Plugins can package skills, apps, and app templates for specific workflows, and are available from ChatGPT on web and desktop, including Work and Codex.

Learn more about ChatGPT Work and Codex.
Learn more about plugins and the new plugin directory.

ChatGPT for PowerPoint is now generally available for Business workspaces.

Teams can create and revise editable presentations directly in Microsoft PowerPoint, ask questions about deck structure and narrative, and use Skills and enabled apps to build slides from repeatable workflows and connected sources. Advanced edits and template matching may still require review.

Workspace admins can enable ChatGPT for PowerPoint and control access to supported apps. Business usage remains free through August 6, 2026. After that, usage follows the flexible-pricing model and draws from the workspace credit pool after included usage.

Additionally, as of July 6th Workspace Agent runs now use token-based pricing, with credit use based on input tokens, cached input tokens, and output tokens. Business plans include usage for ChatGPT Workspace Agents, ChatGPT for Excel, and ChatGPT for PowerPoint through the general Codex agentic usage pool as pricing takes effect for each feature. Flexible pricing can extend included limits.

Simplified controls in the model picker

We’re rolling out an updated model picker for ChatGPT Business on web, iOS, and Android. It makes it easier to choose the balance of speed and reasoning effort that works best for a task without changing the underlying models or usage limits included with ChatGPT Business.

The picker now includes Instant, Medium, High, Extra High, Pro Standard, and Pro Extended. Medium replaces Thinking Standard, High replaces Thinking Extended, and Extra High replaces Thinking Heavy. Pro Standard and Pro Extended continue to use GPT-5.5 Pro. Thinking Light is no longer available.

Instant can automatically switch to Medium when a request benefits from more reasoning. On iOS and Android, the picker appears at the top of the conversation. On web, it appears in the message composer.

Memory improvements for ChatGPT Business

We’re rolling out improved memory for ChatGPT Business. When memory is enabled, ChatGPT can use relevant context from past chats to keep memory current and make responses more relevant as work changes, rather than relying only on details saved manually.

Users can now:

• Review a memory summary showing information ChatGPT may use to personalize responses.
• View Sources below personalized responses to see relevant context from memories, past chats, and custom instructions.
• Correct memory, delete a referenced chat, mark a source as not relevant, turn memory off, or return to legacy Saved memories.

The memory summary is a high-level view of relevant context and may not include everything ChatGPT can remember or reference.

This update does not affect Codex memory. Project-only memory remains contained within each project and does not use memories or conversations from outside that project. These improvements are available at no additional cost.

Learn more about the research behind these memory improvements in ChatGPT.

Codex Remote GA and DigitalOcean plugin

Codex Remote is now generally available to users in ChatGPT Business workspaces. From the ChatGPT mobile app, users can start or continue work on a connected Mac or Windows host, review progress, and approve actions from their phone. Remote Control now uses authenticated one-to-one QR pairing between each supported mobile device and each host. Connections used since June 8 remain paired; older inactive connections need to pair again. Signing out turns off Remote Control without removing existing pairings.

The new DigitalOcean Droplet Workspace plugin is also available to ChatGPT Business users. It lets Codex provision a DigitalOcean Droplet, configure SSH access, and connect it to the Codex app as a remote workspace. Users should update the ChatGPT mobile app and Codex app to the latest versions before connecting.

Learn more about using Codex with a ChatGPT plan.

Slack connector actions and OAuth scope approvals

ChatGPT Business workspaces can now use Slack connector actions in ChatGPT when the Slack app is connected and actions are enabled. In addition to searching Slack, users can ask ChatGPT to help take supported Slack actions such as joining a channel, creating a reminder, uploading a file, or updating their Slack profile.

Workspace owners and admins can manage Slack in Apps in ChatGPT, including Action control. Some actions may require additional Slack OAuth scopes or Slack admin approval. If a user tries an action that needs scopes their workspace has not approved, ChatGPT may ask them to reconnect Slack or contact an admin. Learn more in the ChatGPT Slack app article.

Record & Replay is a new Codex app feature for macOS that lets eligible Business users demonstrate a workflow once and turn it into a reusable skill. It can help teams capture stable, repeatable workflows that are easier to show than describe, then reuse them with Codex, Computer Use, browser actions, plugins, or a combination of available tools.

Record & Replay requires Computer Use to be available and enabled, and initial availability excludes the European Union, UK and Switzerland. Users should keep recordings focused on the workflow and avoid secrets or sensitive data. Learn more in the Record & Replay guide.

Role-specific plugins are rolling out in Codex for supported ChatGPT Business workspaces. This first set includes Sales, Data Analytics, Product Design, Creative Production, Investment Banking, and Public Equity Investing. These plugins package role-specific skills, app integrations, starter prompts, and workflow guidance so teams can use Codex for sales prep, analytics and dashboards, prototypes, creative assets, and financial research.

This launch also adds 66 single-app plugins that expand the integrations available in Codex, including tools such as Databricks, Salesforce, Hex, and Clay. Users can add available plugins from the Codex plugin directory, and Codex can help them complete setup. Workspace admins control the underlying app permissions in workspace settings; if a required app is not enabled, the related plugin may not be available.

Learn more: Plugins in Codex.

We’re rolling out Active sessions, a new security feature in ChatGPT that helps users review sessions associated with their account and sign out of sessions they don’t recognize.

Availability

This feature is not available for accounts linked to an organization’s SSO sign-in, including SAML or OIDC. This can apply even if the organization does not require SSO for every sign-in, or if the user signed in another way for their current session.

Users with access can now:

• Review first-party OpenAI sessions from Settings > Security > Active sessions, with available details such as device, app, approximate location, sign-in time, trusted-device status, and whether it is the current session.
• Log out of individual sessions or all sessions from Active sessions

Active sessions shows sessions known through session management, including ChatGPT, Codex, and API Platform sessions where available. It does not manage third-party app sessions, connected apps, Sign in with ChatGPT sessions used only for third-party services, or Codex CLI sessions.

Learn more: Managing active sessions in ChatGPT.

We’ve made several Codex updates, including:

• Eligible Business users can send Codex invitations from the profile menu by choosing Invite a coworker, and receive a referral bonus when the recipient joins the workspace and sends their first Codex message. Learn more in Invite friends and coworkers and review the current terms. Admins and owners can use the toggle in Workspace settings > Permissions & Roles to control this feature.
• We added Developer mode for Browser use in Chrome and the Codex in-app browser, where available. Developer mode lets Codex use controlled Chrome DevTools Protocol (CDP) access for performance profiling and deeper debugging of network traffic, console output, runtime errors, DOM state, and applied styles. The feature is turned off by default at the user level, and can be enabled from Codex app settings. Admins and owners can turn off the feature from Codex cloud settings by accessing the Policies & Configurations pane. Learn more.

The release also adds /init in the app composer for generating an AGENTS.md scaffold, support for configuring per-app access controls for Computer Use on Windows, clearer usage-limit errors with workspace guidance and reset timing when available, and a new Unread chats section in the command menu. Learn more.

Build and deploy internal websites and apps with ChatGPT Sites

ChatGPT Sites is now available in preview for ChatGPT Business workspaces with Codex access. Available as a plugin, teams can ask Codex to create, iterate on, and deploy lightweight full-stack JavaScript/TypeScript web apps for internal workspace use, with hosted site URLs, Sign in with ChatGPT access and data & file storage storage, while keeping access workspace internal.

Admins and owners can manage enablement and access through workspace settings and RBAC. For Business workspaces, ChatGPT Sites is enabled by default, and can be managed from Workspace settings > Permissions & Roles. Admins and owners can disable created sites from Workspace settings > Sites.

Learn more: Codex Sites developer guide.

Codex updates: Computer use and remote control for Windows, usage profiles

Codex now supports Computer Use on Windows in the Codex app. Business users with Codex access can use Computer Use to let Codex see, click, and type in Windows applications. Users can also continue Windows workflows from ChatGPT on iOS or Android, or from Codex on Mac, to check progress, respond to prompts, and steer while away from the desk while the Windows machine remains the host for project files, shell, app server, and local context.

To try Computer Use on Windows, install the Computer Use plugin from the Plugins marketplace and invoke it using the @ mention, or Codex can use it when appropriate for the task.

This release also improves Codex app responsiveness and in-app browser speed, stability, and web compatibility, and adds gradually rolling out Codex profiles for eligible users. Profiles let users review and track their Codex identity, activity over time, profile details, usage stats, and token activity.

Computer Use on Windows is unavailable in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, and Switzerland at launch.

Learn more:
Computer Use, Remote control, Profiles.

App templates for GitHub Enterprise, Snowflake, and Databricks

Workspace admins and owners on Business plans can now use ChatGPT app templates to create workspace-specific apps for GitHub Enterprise, Snowflake, and Databricks. App templates provide a guided setup flow for provider-specific configuration such as OAuth credentials, callback URLs, webhook details, managed MCP server URLs, and workspace access controls before admins publish the app to members.

Use the new setup guides to understand the general app-template flow and the provider-specific steps for each template: ChatGPT app templates, GitHub Enterprise app template, Snowflake app template, and Databricks app template.

After publishing, admins can manage the resulting app from Workspace settings > Apps > Enabled, including role access, action controls, and action confirmation.

New controls and capabilities for ChatGPT workspace agents

We’re rolling out new model, app access, and response capabilities for workspace agents in ChatGPT Business.

Workspace agents now support:

• GPT-5.5 and reasoning effort controls: When building an agent, creators can choose GPT-5.5 and set the reasoning effort the agent uses. We’ve also improved response speed across agents.
• Guided agent setup: ChatGPT now asks setup questions to help users create useful agents more quickly.
• Speech output: Agents can now create audio files as part of their responses.
• Smarter Slack thread replies: Agents used in Slack can respond to relevant follow-up messages in a thread after the initial mention. Creators can choose whether an agent responds to relevant thread messages or only when it is mentioned.