Overview
- OpenAI emailed users Monday to announce it is combining the Chat and Work tabs into one workspace that lets users bring files, plugins and web actions into a single continuous session.
- The new interface is starting as a limited test for select users so OpenAI can gather feedback before a wider rollout.
- An updated support page says Plus, Pro and Business plans will draw ChatGPT and Codex usage from one shared token pool beginning in December while Instant-model chats will remain exempt from that pool.
- Codex will stay as a separate view in the app, and OpenAI has moved account balances and reset info to Settings → Usage, though exact December pool sizes and reset mechanics have not been published.
- The change follows similar moves in the industry and has practical effects for teams: it requires revising capacity planning and chargeback rules, routing routine chats to Instant models, and re‑testing automations once the unified workspace reaches accounts.