OpenAI releases ChatGPT-5.6 models and ChatGPT Work

July 09, 2026

OpenAI launched its new ChatGPT-5.6 model family along with the ChatGPT Work agent on July 9. The tools aim to handle complex tasks across apps and files with minimal user input.

The release includes three models: Sol for advanced reasoning and coding, Terra for everyday use, and Luna for cost efficiency. ChatGPT-5.6 became available in ChatGPT, Codex, and the OpenAI API, with a global rollout expected to finish within 24 hours.

ChatGPT Work acts as an agent that connects to tools like Slack, Microsoft Teams, Google Drive, and SharePoint. It supports scheduled tasks that run independently and can access desktop files through a built-in browser.

OpenAI is merging Codex into ChatGPT Work while keeping a separate view available. The company plans to discontinue its Atlas browser on August 9.

Usage of ChatGPT Work follows Codex pricing, with plans up to $100 per month. Enterprise users can set spending limits for the new agent.

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Initial reactions on X highlight excitement from OpenAI insiders about GPT-5.6's superior tool use and computer capabilities enabling hands-off workflows, alongside praise for ChatGPT Work shifting AI toward completing full tasks rather than just answering queries. Some users view the model drop as unremarkable compared to the agent features, while others see it as establishing a new industry baseline for productivity tools.

super excited to finally get this out. it’s the best model in the world for computer use and any professional workflow, and it’s just generally brilliant, fast, diligent, and it has high taste now! I was shamefully not too agi pilled in that I often did some work myself, but it… https://t.co/bDRmC7XYS7

— Yun Dai (@yundaiiiii) 9 ጁላይ 2026

ChatGPT 5.6 is whatever as a model drop.

Work mode says the quiet part out loud. We don't want better answers. We want a system that can hold the messy task until it's done.

— Avi Hacker, J.D. (@Avi_hacker1) 9 ጁላይ 2026

🚀 OpenAI just went nuclear today.
New GPT-5.6 models dropped: Sol, Terra & Luna (with Max/Ultra reasoning)
Brand new ChatGPT Desktop App (Chat + Work + Codex in one place)
Unified plugins across everything⁰Faster Computer Use⁰Real-time charts, 3D models & simulations…

— bittu (@bittu355) 9 ጁላይ 2026

GPT-5.6 cleared by regulators, and OpenAI's first move is shipping 'ChatGPT Work'.

Not a smarter chatbot. A workplace. They're building the office before the agents have jobs.

The product isn't the model anymore. It's the floor plan around it. pic.twitter.com/rrEdtzBuRN

— ArtoVista (@artovista) 10 ጁላይ 2026

GPT‑5.6 ☀️ in ChatGPT Work and Codex is a true step-up in capability, especially in tool use and computer use.

At OpenAI, we dogfood our products a lot. I’ve been pushing Codex agents by kicking off more work from the ChatGPT mobile app, and going for a walk.

even with 5.5, I… pic.twitter.com/l3bqyrdU7z

— eric (@ericlim) 9 ጁላይ 2026

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• https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/openais-powerful-new-chatgpt-5-6-is-ready-for-you/
• https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/07/openai-wants-its-new-tool-to-do-your-work-for-you-and-with-you/
• https://www.engadget.com/2211869/openai-releases-chatgpt-work-tool-macos-windows-web-plans/