ChatGPT Business Release Notes

Simplified app action controls

Workspace owners and admins can now manage app actions with a simplified model in Workspace settings > Apps. In Action control, admins can choose whether an app allows all actions, allows only read actions, or uses a custom configuration for current actions.

Admins can also choose how actions added later are handled by enabling all new actions, enabling only new read actions, or disabling new actions until they are reviewed. This makes it easier to manage app permissions while keeping granular control when needed.

Owners and admins may want to review currently enabled apps, RBAC access, and app action settings to confirm that each app's policy matches their workspace needs. For more information, see:

Admin Controls, Security, and Compliance in apps (Enterprise, Edu, and Business)

Workspace analytics for Business

A refreshed analytics experience, entitled Workspace analytics, is now available for ChatGPT Business. Workspace analytics replaces User analytics with a simpler, workspace-level view that helps admins understand overall adoption and Codex usage across their organization.

Key highlights:

• Refreshed analytics experience: Updated visuals and navigation with a streamlined dashboard built for quick review of workspace activity.
• Workspace summary metrics: View headline metrics such as active users, total messages sent, and total credits spent across the selected time range.
• Member-level usage table: See usage by workspace member, including seat type, credits spent, and messages sent.
• Flexible date ranges: Analyze activity across preset windows including 7 days, 1 month, 6 months, 12 months, or a custom range.
• Codex visibility: Jump directly to Codex analytics for lightweight insights into credits usage and developer activity.
• Search and filtering: Quickly find specific members and review individual usage patterns.

Outlook shared mailbox and shared calendar actions

The Outlook Email and Calendar apps for ChatGPT now support more delegated Outlook workflows for teams. With the right Microsoft permissions, users can ask ChatGPT to list and read shared mailbox messages, browse shared mailbox folders, mark shared mail read or unread, move shared messages, and send plain-text email from or on behalf of a shared mailbox. ChatGPT can also create, update, respond to, cancel, delete, and attach small files to events on shared Outlook calendars.

Workspace owners and admins should review the Outlook app's action controls before enabling newly added actions. Users who previously connected Outlook may need to reconnect after the workspace enables the new actions; Microsoft Entra approval may also be required.

New Codex seats in ChatGPT Business

We're introducing a new seat type: a Codex seat based on flexible, credit based pricing. Codex seats have no fixed cost per month, and provide access to Codex only - they do not include ChatGPT workspace access. There's no minimum number of Codex seats you need to purchase, but because seats are billed on usage, using Codex requires workspace credits.

Read about Codex seats, how to add or change them, and billing implications. If you’re new to ChatGPT Business, get started with What is ChatGPT Business?

For a limited time, eligible ChatGPT Business workspaces can earn up to $100 in Codex credits per newly added Codex seat after that member sends their first Codex message, up to $500 per workspace. Learn more in Codex for Business promotion: earn up to $500 in credits.

Along with this change, we're reducing the price of subscription-based ChatGPT seats by USD $5 / month (actual reduction may depend on pricing in your region).

If you're a current subscriber, the new, lower price will be reflected in your next monthly or annual bill. We're refunding the pro-rated price difference on your current bill as a credit that can be applied to your next subscription renewal to account for the price change. Learn more here.

Lastly, we've updated the Codex Rate Card to align with token-based usage pricing. This may result in a difference in what you're charged. Read more in the Codex rate card. ChatGPT rates remain unchanged.

Updated Box, Notion, Linear, and Dropbox apps

We’re rolling out updated Box, Notion, Linear, and Dropbox apps in ChatGPT Business. These updates add new app actions, including new write capabilities where supported, and bring the latest app experience into ChatGPT.

These apps are enabled automatically, and workspace admins/owners can review app actions in Workspace settings > Apps to enable those aligned to their workspace needs. Additionally, new actions may involve updated scopes - admins/owners should check the Box, Notion, Linear, and Dropbox app pages for details, and authorize any new scopes required to support new actions (such as write actions). New users may not be able to connect these apps until the scope authorizations are met, or actions are enabled/disabled in alignment with authorized scopes.

Members who previously connected these apps may need to reconnect the app after admin review to start using the updated experience.

Plugins in Codex

Codex now includes a curated plugins directory that lets users discover, install, and use packaged workflows built from apps and skills directly in Codex. Plugins are installable bundles for reusable Codex workflows, making it easier to share the same setup across projects or teams. Plugins can package skills, optional app integrations, and MCP server configurations in a single place. Learn more.

Plugin availability follows workspace app controls, so if the underlying app is disabled, the matching plugin can also be unavailable. Workspace owners can manage app access in Workspace settings → Apps.

Google Drive app unification

Google’s file apps in ChatGPT are now unified under Google Drive, providing a single app experience for interacting with your Google Docs, Sheets and Slides on Google Drive.

The new Google Drive actions are on by default for Business workspaces. Admins/owners can review and manage actions from Workspace settings > Apps. Locate the Google Drive entry and click Manage actions.

Existing users of Google Drive, Docs, Sheets and Slides apps are unaffected - previously connected apps continue to work. To take advantage of the unified experience, existing users can disconnect and reconnect the Google Drive app to start using the new actions within ChatGPT. New users can connect to the Google Drive app to use Docs, Sheets and Slides actions, without needing to connect the separate apps.

Google Workspace admins may need to re-authorize Google scopes corresponding to app actions - otherwise, users may hit connection errors when trying to connect. Read more.

Write actions for Microsoft and Google apps in ChatGPT

We've updated scopes and actions in Google and Microsoft apps in ChatGPT to include support for write actions. You can now use apps like Microsoft Outlook email to draft emails for you, Google docs and sheets to create spreadsheets or docs, or setup meetings using the respective calendar apps.

Write actions remain disabled by default until workspace admins enable them in Workspace settings > Apps > Manage actions for each app. For Microsoft apps, some customers may also need Microsoft Entra admin approval for updated scopes before new users can connect successfully. Learn more in the Help Center: Apps in ChatGPT , Google App for ChatGPT - Data Controls FAQ , Outlook Email and Calendar app for ChatGPT , and Microsoft Teams app for ChatGPT.

Updated scopes for Microsoft apps

We updated the scopes requested by the Outlook Calendar, Outlook Email, Microsoft SharePoint and Microsoft Teams apps to support additional actions. Microsoft Entra admins will need to review and approve the updated app scopes before new users connect - users may hit connection issues, otherwise.

Note that the new scopes do not automatically make available (or enable) new actions for these apps (including any write actions). Workspace admins and owners will need to review available app actions by locating the app entry in Workspace settings > Apps, and then clicking Manage actions.

New actions, when made available, are disabled by default - admins/owners can review and then enable actions if appropriate for their workspace.

Codex app on Windows

Codex app is now available on Windows for ChatGPT Business workspaces that include Codex. It gives members a Windows desktop surface for running multiple Codex agents in parallel, with isolated worktrees, reviewable diffs, and interoperability with Codex in the CLI and IDE.

Members can sign in with ChatGPT from the app to start work from a Windows environment, and admins do not need to configure a separate app-specific permission model. The app uses the same workspace controls as other Codex surfaces. Learn more: Using Codex with your ChatGPT plan.

Add sources to your projects from anywhere

Projects now make it easy to build a living knowledge base by adding sources wherever your context already lives; from apps, conversations, or quick text inputs.

• Sources from apps:

  • Paste a link to a Slack channel or Google Drive file or folder to add it directly as a project source.
  • Additionally, use connected apps directly in chats.

• Sources from chats:

  • Save useful ChatGPT responses into your project so great outputs become reusable knowledge.

• Ad-hoc text sources:

  • Paste notes, briefs, or reference material directly to capture context instantly.

Learn more about projects in ChatGPT.

Updates to deep research

We’re introducing improvements to deep research in ChatGPT to help produce more accurate, credible reports with greater control. You can now focus research on specific websites and a larger collection of connected apps as trusted sources.

A redesigned sidebar entry point and fullscreen report view make it easier to start, review, and manage research in one place. Create and edit a research plan before it begins, and track progress with the ability to adjust direction mid-run.

For more information, please refer to our help center article:
Deep research in ChatGPT

Introducing the Codex app

Today we’re releasing the Codex app for MacOS, a command center for managing multiple coding agents in parallel. The app lets you run long‑horizon and background tasks, review clean diffs from isolated worktrees, see agent progress and decisions, and execute reusable skills and automations.

The Codex app follows the same admin controls as Codex local and Codex cloud. Codex local must be enabled for members to use the Codex app. Admins/owners can control Codex access from Workspace settings -> Permissions & roles.

We’re also introducing a limited time promotion - Business users receive 2x Codex rate limits. Get started by downloading the macOS app, and learn more about Codex.

App Directory and Availability

You can now browse and add approved apps in the new app directory. Apps let you work with your tools and data directly inside a conversation—from interactive in-chat experiences to secure connections that allow ChatGPT to search and reference information from third-party services.

As part of this update, connectors now appear in the directory as apps, making it easier to manage all your tools in one place. References across the Help Center have been updated to reflect this new terminology.

For ChatGPT Business users, apps are enabled by default. Admins and owners can control which apps are available for their workspace and set which actions each app is allowed to take through workspace settings.

Apps are available to all logged-in ChatGPT users, with availability and functionality varying by plan and region. Some apps or capabilities may not be available in certain regions (including the EEA, GB, or Switzerland) or may require specific plan tiers.

Starting today, developers can submit apps for review and publication in the app directory, making approved apps available to a broader set of ChatGPT users.