OpenAI introduced ChatGPT Work on July 9, 2026, giving its assistant access to connected business software for assignments that involve several steps. The company said it could gather material from files and conversations, then produce spreadsheets, presentations, documents and websites.
Connections include Slack, Microsoft Teams, Google Drive, SharePoint, email and calendars. Users can schedule recurring assignments or trigger them when information changes. On a desktop computer, the assistant can also use local files, applications and a built-in browser.
The release accompanied GPT-5.6, a family of three AI models. OpenAI positioned Sol as its most capable version, Terra for everyday assignments and Luna as the least expensive option. Developers can use the models through OpenAI’s programming service as well as its applications.
One new feature lets a model write small programs to operate other software and sort through intermediate results. That can spare it from reading every item returned by a tool. An optional setting called ultra coordinates four AI agents by default, allowing parts of an assignment to run simultaneously. OpenAI said this uses more processing in exchange for faster completion and better results on difficult tasks.
The company’s release report cited Agents’ Last Exam, a test assembled by Berkeley’s Responsible Decentralized Intelligence research group and industry specialists. Its catalog, reviewed on October 11, includes more than 1,500 assignments across 55 fields. Examples require AI software to work inside professional applications: creating animations in Adobe After Effects, editing engineering models in Siemens NX and analyzing brain images in FSLeyes.
Before the wider release, OpenAI had announced a limited preview on June 26. It said the U.S. government had asked it to restrict that initial preview to trusted partners whose participation was shared with the government. OpenAI described this as a temporary arrangement and said it was discussing a longer-term process for evaluating powerful models before release.
For companies using ChatGPT Work, administrators can restrict connected tools, company information, network access and actions. OpenAI also provides records of conversations and actions for company oversight. Individual users can decide when the assistant must ask for approval and can redirect an assignment while it runs.
At launch, web and mobile access began with Pro, Enterprise and Edu subscribers. Plus and Business users were scheduled to follow over the next few days.
