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  "id": 17852000,
  "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",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-11-02T20:07:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "9to5Mac",
    "slug": "9to5mac",
    "url": "https://9to5mac.com/2026/11/02/openai-is-retiring-chatgpt-classic-app-will-soon-combine-chat-and-work-tabs-in-new-app/"
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  "account": "OpenAI is discontinuing the ChatGPT Classic app and will soon merge the Chat and Work features into a single interface for its new app. Users of the Classic app were informed that it will be retired on January 30, 2027, with all their chat history transferred to the new app. OpenAI has been making changes to improve the usability of the new app, including restoring access to conversations and a sidebar menu for switching between ChatGPT and Codex. The company is also testing a combined Chat and Work experience with a select group of users, which will allow them to seamlessly transition from exploring ideas to having ChatGPT complete tasks. Codex will remain a separate experience within the desktop app. Additionally, OpenAI plans to introduce a shared usage allowance for ChatGPT and Codex, replacing their individual limits.",
  "summary": "Users who still rely on the ChatGPT Classic app were greeted today with a message informing them that the app will soon be retired. Separately, OpenAI is also preparing to merge ChatGPT and Work into a single interface. Here are the details. more…",
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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"
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      {
        "outlet": "ZDNet",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-11-02T18:01:55.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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"
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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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