Why it mattersA Codex user who had their own quota will now share it with ChatGPT use on the same account. Heavier users will hit reset waits more often.
A heavy Codex user who ran it next to ChatGPT on one account is about to lose a quota wall. OpenAI is merging the Chat and Work tabs inside the ChatGPT desktop app. TechCrunch read an email OpenAI sent to users. The two will share one token pool with Codex after the change.
What the email said
Ivan Mehta at TechCrunch read the email. OpenAI said the merged view will let a user "move from exploring an idea to having ChatGPT carry it through". The email said this all happens in one place. The email said a user can bring in files and plugins. The user can ask ChatGPT to build a website, make a presentation, or do work on the web. The user can review and guide ChatGPT in the same tab. OpenAI said Codex will stay a separate experience inside the ChatGPT desktop app.
The shared allowance
The second line in the email matters more for a developer. OpenAI said that after the change, ChatGPT and Codex will draw tokens from the same allowance pool. OpenAI said this will not change things for most users. For some users it will. The reasons given are how much they use the product and which model they pick. Those users may need to wait for resets more often.
Who gets it first
OpenAI said the merged tab will go to selected users first, for feedback, before a wider rollout. The email did not say what the trigger for selection is or how many users are in the first group.
Context
Anthropic merged Claude's chat and Cowork into one screen in September, TechCrunch noted. Both companies have been pulling their chat product and their coding product closer together. OpenAI released Codex as a CLI, then as a VS Code add-on, then as a desktop surface. The new change gets rid of the two in-app tabs a user had to switch between. OpenAI's own line is the key one. A heavy Codex session now eats from the same bucket a heavy ChatGPT session fills.
What to check if you pay OpenAI for Codex
A team paying for ChatGPT Business or an Enterprise plan with Codex on top should read the email first. OpenAI's own line says most users will not feel it. A team may use Codex for long coding sessions. The same team may use ChatGPT for daily chat. Those two will share one bucket after the switch. The practical check is simple. Pull your usage over the last month, split by Codex and ChatGPT. If the two combined push you near a limit now, the shared pool will push you over it. OpenAI has not said whether the allowance will go up to cover the merger. The email did not include new numbers.
Source
OpenAI is finally merging ChatGPT's Chat and Work tabs, TechCrunch, by Ivan Mehta.
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