A way to delegate real work to ChatGPT. Work can use files, plugins, and approved tools to research, run workflows, and create reviewable deliverables.

Why use it

Use it for substantial tasks that combine sources, tools, or multiple steps and end with something you can review, edit, or reuse. Keep Chat for quick questions, short rewrites, and brainstorming.

How to use it

Define the resultName the deliverable, audience, constraints, and review criteria.
Choose where it runsUse local Work for files or apps on your computer; choose cloud when it should continue without your computer.
Add contextAttach the relevant sources and select any required plugins.
Guide and reviewFollow progress, answer questions, check the result, and request focused revisions.

Audience fit

General UsersMarketersCreatorsStudents

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ChatGPT Work

Why Use It: Use it when a task needs multiple steps, external context, files, or a finished artifact rather than a short chat answer.

Source: https://help.openai.com/en/articles/6825453-chat-gpt-release-notes

What It Is: An agentic workspace in ChatGPT for longer tasks that can research, analyze, use connected apps and files, and produce finished deliverables.

Student Facing: __YES__

Audience Fit: ["General Users","Marketers","Creators","Students"]

Short Description: Agentic work surface for longer tasks and finished outputs.

Lifecycle: Limited rollout

Category: Automation & Workflows

How To Use It: Open Work on web or mobile, describe the task, attach or connect relevant files and apps, then review progress and approve important actions as needed.

Feature Name: ChatGPT Work

Release references (1)

ChatGPT Work rollout

2026-07-09

ChatGPT Work launched as an agent for longer tasks that can research, analyze, work across connected apps and files, and create documents, spreadsheets, presentations, reports, and Sites.

Users can delegate multi-step work while still reviewing progress, answering questions, changing direction, and approving important actions.

Availability at release: Rolling out on web and mobile to paid plans except Free and Go. Pro, Pro Lite, Enterprise, and Edu get access first; Plus and Business follow.

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Source: https://help.openai.com/en/articles/6825453-chat-gpt-release-notes

date:Date:start: 2026-07-09

date:Date:end: null

date:Date:is_datetime: 0

Who Gets It: Rolling out on web and mobile to paid plans except Free and Go. Pro, Pro Lite, Enterprise, and Edu get access first; Plus and Business follow.

Category: UI & Productivity

Why It Matters: Users can delegate multi-step work while still reviewing progress, answering questions, changing direction, and approving important actions.

What Changed: ChatGPT Work launched as an agent for longer tasks that can research, analyze, work across connected apps and files, and create documents, spreadsheets, presentations, reports, and Sites.

Student Facing: __YES__

Lifecycle: Limited rollout

Update: ChatGPT Work rollout

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