OpenAI announces Codex and ChatGPT will merge into one platform
OpenAI announced that Codex and ChatGPT will merge into a single unified platform within weeks, bringing persistent cloud agents, role-specific plugins, annotations, and a "Sites" vibe-coding feature together in one experience.
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The merger consolidates Codex and ChatGPT into a single platform with persistent cloud agents, role-specific plugins, and in-tool collaboration, representing OpenAI's stated vision of a unified work application for agents across all professional contexts.
- 01OpenAI announced Codex will be integrated into ChatGPT within the next few weeks.
- 02The merged platform will be available on desktop, mobile, browser, and in tools like Excel, Slack, and PowerPoint.
- 03Agents will shift from running locally to running persistently in the cloud.
OpenAI announced that its two flagship products — Codex and ChatGPT — will be merged into a single unified platform within the next few weeks. The goal, as described in the presentation Riley Brown covers, is to eliminate the need for users to choose between separate "power tools" and instead deliver intelligence through one platform available wherever people work: desktop apps, mobile, browsers, and integrations with tools like Excel, Slack, and PowerPoint. A key architectural shift underpinning the merger is the move from agents running locally on a user's computer to agents running persistently in the cloud, enabling continuous background work even when the user is not active.
Role-specific agent plugins will give agents domain knowledge tailored to functions like data analytics, creative production, product design, sales, and finance.
The announcement also introduced several new capabilities. Role-specific agent plugins will give agents domain knowledge tailored to functions like data analytics, creative production, product design, sales, and finance. Annotations is a new collaboration feature that lets users work with the model directly inside everyday tools such as spreadsheets and presentations. A feature called Sites — described as the biggest announcement of the presentation — enables vibe coding directly inside Codex, turning work into interactive, shareable outputs that are closer to software. The existing `/goal` command in Codex, which lets users define a final output and have Codex work autonomously until it is achieved, was also highlighted as an example of the platform's evolving autonomy model.
Key facts
- 01OpenAI announced Codex will be integrated into ChatGPT within the next few weeks.
- 02The merged platform will be available on desktop, mobile, browser, and in tools like Excel, Slack, and PowerPoint.
- 03Agents will shift from running locally to running persistently in the cloud.
- 04Role-specific plugins will cover areas including data analytics, creative production, product design, sales, and finance.
- 05Annotations is a new feature for collaborating with the model inside spreadsheets and presentations.
- 06Sites is a new feature enabling vibe coding directly inside Codex.
- 07The existing `/goal` command lets users set a final output goal and have Codex work autonomously until completion.
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