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  "id": 17835181,
  "title": "OpenAI will merge ChatGPT’s chat and work tabs – here’s when, and what to expect",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/openai-will-merge-chatgpts-chat-and-work-tabs-heres-when-and-what-to",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-11-02T18:01:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ZDNet",
    "slug": "zdnet",
    "url": "https://www.zdnet.com/innovation/openai-merge-chatgpt-chat-work-tabs/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Starting in December, OpenAI will combine ChatGPT's chat and work tabs into a single experience for Plus, Pro, and Business plan users. The new unified interface aims to streamline the process from brainstorming to completion, allowing users to input files and plugins and request ChatGPT to develop a website, presentation, or carry out web tasks, all while providing guidance and adjustments.\n\nCurrently, ChatGPT's desktop application contains separate sections for ChatGPT and Codex, with the Chat and Work tabs nested within the ChatGPT section. OpenAI seeks to enhance navigation and user experience by merging these tabs. This change will enable ChatGPT and Codex to draw tokens from a shared allowance pool, meaning users may need to wait for usage resets more frequently than usual, depending on their specific usage and selected model.\n\nInstant chat functionality won't impact users' allowance. OpenAI planned the transition carefully to minimize disruptions to user workflows, anticipating that most users won't need to reset their usage more frequently than they do currently. Despite taking these precautions, some users may notice the change more visibly.",
  "summary": "On the heels of Anthropic’s similar move, the change will be tested among select users before being rolled out.",
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      {
        "outlet": "TechCrunch",
        "title": "OpenAI is finally merging ChatGPT’s chat and Work tabs",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/openai-is-finally-merging-chatgpts-chat-and-work-tabs",
        "published": "2026-11-02T13:57:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Dev.to",
        "title": "OpenAI merges ChatGPT Chat and Work tabs into one workspace with a shared usage budget",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/openai-merges-chatgpt-chat-and-work-tabs-into-one-workspace-with-a",
        "published": "2026-11-02T15:45:48.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The New Stack",
        "title": "OpenAI’s new shared usage limit pits ChatGPT against Codex",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/openais-new-shared-usage-limit-pits-chatgpt-against-codex",
        "published": "2026-11-02T16:45:19.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Mashable",
        "title": "OpenAI is making a major change to ChatGPT interface",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/openai-is-making-a-major-change-to-chatgpt-interface",
        "published": "2026-11-02T19:00:10.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "9to5Mac",
        "title": "OpenAI is retiring ChatGPT Classic app, will soon combine Chat and Work tabs in new app",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/openai-is-retiring-chatgpt-classic-app-will-soon-combine-chat-and",
        "published": "2026-11-02T20:07:21.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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