ChatGPT Work: OpenAI Launches Agent That Delivers Finished Outputs After Hours of Autonomous Work

What happened

OpenAI launched ChatGPT Work on July 9, 2026 — an agent integrated into ChatGPT that can autonomously work on complex, multi-hour projects across apps and files without further user input.

Context and impact

ChatGPT Work directly competes with Google's Gemini Spark (launched May 2026) and represents the shift from chatbot to full-fledged work agent. It is powered by GPT-5.6.

Details

• Launched July 9, 2026, available for ChatGPT Plus and Enterprise
• Powered by GPT-5.6 (same day as model general availability)
• Outputs: spreadsheets, slides, documents, web apps
• Can gather information across apps and workflows
• Works hours-long autonomous sessions on complex multi-step projects
• Launched same day as Meta Muse Spark 1.1 — signal of synchronized enterprise AI race