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Understanding ChatGPT Work

L2 · PractitionerTools & ProductsHacker News· 8/31/2026

Detailed feature breakdown helps practitioners optimize workflows and decide when to use Work versus regular Chat.

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OpenAI's ChatGPT Work offers cloud and desktop versions with advanced features like model selection, code execution, persistent filesystems, and scheduled automations for paid subscribers.

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Here's my attempt at explaining what ChatGPT Work can actually do - it's a deeply confusing but extremely powerful tool with a whole lot of useful features that aren't available in regular ChatGPT simonwillison.net/2026/Aug/30/...

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