# OpenAI launches ChatGPT Work, agentic mode staying with projects for hours across integrations

> OpenAI is pushing ChatGPT deeper into the workday with ChatGPT Work, an agentic mode that stays attached to a project for hours instead of answering one prompt and stopping. The pitch is that you hand it a goal, and it breaks the job into steps, works across your tools, and comes back with finished spreadsheets, slide decks, reports, or even small web apps. The reach is what makes it interesting. It connects to Slack, Gmail, Salesforce, Google Drive, and more than 50 other apps, can run tasks on a schedule, and is bundled into Plus, Pro, Business, and Enterprise plans at no extra charge above the existing subscription. Powered by the GPT-5.6 model family, it is OpenAI's clearest move yet from chatbot to coworker, competing directly with the agent features Google, Anthropic, and a wave of startups are shipping. The open question is reliability: multi-hour autonomous work across live business systems is exactly where small errors compound, and whether it saves time or quietly creates cleanup work will decide if people actually trust it.

_Section: [Daily AI Updates](https://www.wortins.com/daily-ai) · Source: OpenAI · Published Friday, August 7, 2026_

## Wortins' read

OpenAI is pushing ChatGPT deeper into the workday with ChatGPT Work, an agentic mode that stays attached to a project for hours instead of answering one prompt and stopping. The pitch is that you hand it a goal, and it breaks the job into steps, works across your tools, and comes back with finished spreadsheets, slide decks, reports, or even small web apps. The reach is what makes it interesting. It connects to Slack, Gmail, Salesforce, Google Drive, and more than 50 other apps, can run tasks on a schedule, and is bundled into Plus, Pro, Business, and Enterprise plans at no extra charge above the existing subscription. Powered by the GPT-5.6 model family, it is OpenAI's clearest move yet from chatbot to coworker, competing directly with the agent features Google, Anthropic, and a wave of startups are shipping. The open question is reliability: multi-hour autonomous work across live business systems is exactly where small errors compound, and whether it saves time or quietly creates cleanup work will decide if people actually trust it.

## Source

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