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EPISODE · Jul 13, 2026 · 17 MIN

207: ChatGPT Work vs Codex vs Chat: Which One Should You Actually Use?

from AI with Kyle · host Kyle Balmer

Stop asking ChatGPT questions, give it a job. Grab the fix kit (Free Guide): https://aiwithkyle.com/mini/chatgpt-work Get AI-Ready with Kyle’s 5-Day Challenge: https://aiwithkyle.com/join Subscribe and turn on notifications to catch the next live stream: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChlLglbHDASnoGkbjDeHnQg Summary:  OpenAI has released ChatGPT Work, a new work mode inside ChatGPT, and in this video I cover everything you need to know. What it actually is, how ChatGPT Work compares to Codex and Chat, and which one you should actually use depending on what you do. There is plenty of confusion out there right now, three modes, a moving model picker, and power users asking what the point is. I cut through all of it and explain why this update is aimed squarely at the billion people who use ChatGPT every day, even on the free plan. The bigger shift is this: stop chatting with ChatGPT and start giving it jobs. Instead of asking questions and getting answers, you hand it a task, it spins up sub-agents, does the research, checks its own work, and delivers a finished result. The presentation in this video was built by ChatGPT Work itself in about twelve minutes, so you can see exactly what it produces. I also show you where to find the new work mode on web, mobile and desktop, and what to use it for in your daily work. —— Time Stamps —— 0:00 ChatGPT Work: OpenAI's Biggest Release This Week 0:38 What Is ChatGPT Work? Why Everyone's Confused 2:12 Where to Find the Chat vs Work Toggle 2:43 Live Demo: ChatGPT Work Builds a Full Presentation 4:22 Model Selection Differences in Chat vs Work Mode 5:05 The Three Doors: Chat, Work & Codex Explained 5:56 Why This Matters: The Agentic Age for Normal Users 6:47 What Should You Actually Use ChatGPT Work For? 7:48 The Four Big Jumps in AI (Ethan Mollick's Framework) 9:57 The Power User Dilemma: ChatGPT Work vs Codex 11:51 Claude vs OpenAI: Going in Opposite Directions 13:01 Too Many Choices: Modes, Models & Effort Levels 14:08 How to Get ChatGPT Work on Desktop, Phone & Web 16:14 How to Delegate Real Jobs to AI (Prompting Still Matters) — Useful Resources —— Find everything else at https://aiwithkyle.com/

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