OpenAI product ecosystem is becoming a joke.
Today I opened ChatGPT and discovered the new “Work” toggle.
I played around with it. It’s great.
It can:
• create and use Skills
• connect to GitHub
• select projects directly from the chat
• enable/disable Plugins from the chat
• pursue a specific goal
• and more
But wait.
Isn’t that exactly what Codex does??
Then it gets even more confusing.
Click “Open desktop app” inside a ChatGPT Work conversation and it opens Codex, not ChatGPT Desktop. Misleading at best.
I’m a Pro subscriber, but the “Pro” model has disappeared. Now I get Sol and a selector for how much effort I want it to use.
I assume “Ultra” effort replaces the Pro model?
Clearly they haven't updated the billing plans yet.
Codex doesn’t have Sol or GPT-5.6, yet at least.
Meanwhile, the actual ChatGPT Desktop app doesn’t have the Work toggle and can’t select Sol or reasoning efforts. 😅
Then there are Skills.
I can now create them in ChatGPT Web. But to me they look extremely similar, if not essentially identical, to Custom GPTs.
People tell me Skills are different because they can be invoked mid-conversation.
But Custom GPTs can too! Just type @ and select one.
Finally, Projects.
They’re kind of like Custom GPTs, but not really.
Like folders in Codex, but on ChatGPT.
They can store files and documents, but not Skills.
OpenAI, I love you and I've been a loyal paying customer since early 2023.
But please help me understand your products!
