# ChatGPT

Clarify questions, conduct research, and produce results. Chat supports the exchange; Work handles larger tasks.

Canonical profile: https://agenten-kompass.mmeierhoff.chatgpt.site/en/agents/chatgpt-codex/
Editor: [Michael Meierhoff](https://agenten-kompass.mmeierhoff.chatgpt.site/en/about/)
Sources reviewed: 2026-10-09
Basis: provider documentation. Examples are editorial suggestions, not hands-on product tests.

## Overview

Chat and Work are ways of working in ChatGPT. The selection above leads to dots and Codex with their respective features.

- Provider: OpenAI
- Product family: ChatGPT / Codex
- Profile type: Chat and Work
- Environment: Browser and desktop app
- Connections: Files, web, and approved plugins
- Setup: Sign in and provide the task and required files
- Pricing model: Free: USD 0; Plus: USD 20/month; Pro: USD 100, 200 or 500/month

## Operation & oversight

Operational details for this profile have not yet been researched.

## Provider

OpenAI develops GPT models, ChatGPT and Codex. The operating company is a public benefit corporation controlled by the nonprofit OpenAI Foundation.

- Operator: OpenAI Group PBC
- Organization: Company controlled by the OpenAI Foundation
- Website: https://openai.com/
- Reviewed: 2026-10-09

- Provider source: https://openai.com/our-structure/

## Prices and included usage

Pricing checked: 2026-10-09

Usage through a ChatGPT plan. Work and Codex share included allowances.

### Free

USD 0

Limited Codex usage and Work on desktop.

Price source: https://chatgpt.com/pricing/

### Plus

USD 20 per month, billed monthly

More Work and Codex usage; API consumption is billed separately.

Price source: https://help.openai.com/en/articles/6950777-what-is-chatgpt-plus

### Pro

USD 100 / 200 / 500 per month

Three usage tiers; Ultrafast is included in Pro 500.

Price source: https://help.openai.com/en/articles/9793128-about-chatgpt-pro-tiers

### Business Standard

USD 25 per seat/month; USD 20 billed annually

ChatGPT, Work and Codex; at least two Standard or Premium seats in total.

Price source: https://help.openai.com/en/articles/8792828-chatgpt-business-overview

The listed USD prices refer to web subscriptions. Business offers additional workspace credits.

Pricing details: https://chatgpt.com/pricing/

## Key features

### Chat and collaboration

Clarify questions, develop ideas, and revise texts together.

Source: https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/use-chatgpt

### Research

Evaluate web sources and provided files for a task.

Source: https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/use-chatgpt

### Results as files

Create documents, spreadsheets, and presentations in Work.

Source: https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/use-chatgpt

### Plugins

Include approved services and information in the work.

Source: https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/use-chatgpt

### Recurring workflows

Reuse skills and schedule tasks.

Source: https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/use-chatgpt

### Split tasks

Work can distribute independent subtasks to subagents.

Source: https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/use-chatgpt

### Images and interactive views

Generate or edit images and create interactive visualizations.

Source: https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/use-chatgpt

### Publish websites and apps

Build and share websites and apps with Sites.

Source: https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/use-chatgpt

### Operate browsers and computers

Carry out web tasks; use Computer Use for local apps and browsers on desktop.

Source: https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/use-chatgpt

### Reuse project context

Combine chats, files, instructions and memories for ongoing work.

Source: https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/use-chatgpt

### Analyze data with code

Run code and shell commands for calculations, file analysis and technical work.

Source: https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/use-chatgpt

### Direct work by voice

Start tasks, discuss progress and change direction in Chat, Work and Codex by voice. Desktop access starts with Plus; iOS uses a connected host.

Source: https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/features/voice

## Requirements and limits

### Work by plan and interface

Requirement: Free and Go offer limited Work on desktop; Plus and Pro also support Work on web and mobile.

Source: https://chatgpt.com/pricing/

### Shared Work/Codex allowance

Limitation: Work and Codex count towards the same allowance. Frequent coding tasks therefore reduce remaining Work usage.

Source: https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/use-chatgpt

### Local files through the desktop app

Requirement: Local work accesses the computer through the desktop app. On the web, Work uses a managed cloud environment with uploaded files and connected services.

Source: https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/use-chatgpt

## Example workflows

### Prepare materials for a meeting

- Your input: An agenda and approved project materials.
- Possible result: A basis for discussion with open points and sources.
- What to check: Are statements, sources, and responsibilities correct?

### Analyze a spreadsheet

- Your input: A cleaned spreadsheet and a specific question.
- Possible result: An analysis with traceable calculations and charts.
- What to check: Are formulas, units, and interpretation correct?

## Context

Free and Go provide limited Work on desktop. Plus and Pro add web and mobile access. Work and Codex share allowances.

Provider documentation on Chat and Work. The following examples are editorial suggestions.

## Sources

- https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/use-chatgpt

- https://chatgpt.com/pricing/

- https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/features/voice

[Sources and method](https://agenten-kompass.mmeierhoff.chatgpt.site/en/sources/)
