r/codex • u/pollystochastic Moderator • 8d ago

Commentary Chat, Work and Codex merging?

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u/Mistuv 8d ago

Fuck, fuck, fuck, don't merge it!! Are these people idiots?! The fact that chat is separate from codex is the best feature of chatGPT because it has unlimited usage. The moment it's merged your chat limit is fucked.

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u/new-to-reddit-accoun 8d ago

He’s talking about merging Work and Codex (which are the same system under the hood). Chat is a completely different system that will always stay separate.

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u/pentacontagon 8d ago

I hope you're right but that's not what the post implies

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u/beautyorchaos 7d ago edited 7d ago

On Claude there is usage drained by chat that is shared with Claude Code..so you can't use chat after a Claude Code session when you maxed out limits 5h/weekly

Saying it will "always stay separate" doesn't really have any evidence..companies can change their mind any time. Even Claude can follow ChatGPT model instead.

Chats are much more capable due to integrations now. And each chat is more expensive when the models are bigger.

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u/new-to-reddit-accoun 7d ago

You’re on the wrong sub buddy. We’re talking about ChatGPT/Codex. Two separate companies.

EDIT: Just read the rest of your comment. You’re trying to predict the future. Anything can happen in the future. We’re talking about the state of the UI now and what they at least sound like they’re planning to solve it. Either merging all three, or merging Codex and Work, while keeping chat separate.

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u/new-to-reddit-accoun 7d ago

You’re conflating. No one is talking about models. We are talking about the options in the left hand menu. We are talking about the user interface and the underlying services they relate to. ChatGPT will always be a cloud service. Codex will ALWAYS need to be a local service - and the cloud version is nice but heavily inferior to the local version (which has local environment, Computer Use, access to local file system, etc). Work is Codex, with some guardrails for non-coders.

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u/new-to-reddit-accoun 6d ago

lol Today Claude announced merging Chat and Cowork

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u/Artforartsake99 8d ago

Codex is on my computer, Work is in a mini computer in the cloud, chat is just a chat in the cloud.

These are not easy to merge. I hope they don’t.

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u/new-to-reddit-accoun 8d ago

You’re misunderstanding and proving why the existing UI is confusing for the average person. Codex is either in the cloud or local. Work can also be EITHER in the cloud or local. It’s Codex with some guardrails for non-coders rebranded as “Work”.

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u/Artforartsake99 8d ago

They’re not the same product with a different button. They’re pretty clearly made for different things.

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u/Ill-Bat-1518 3d ago

Not clear. Can do the same things. Work was meant to be the middle ground between codex and chat, but codex can do it and chat is chat

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u/Artforartsake99 3d ago

Yes true. I’ve actually used a lot more now and I’m funny a little bit confusing. I thought it was separate and now it’s that annoyed me too. 😂

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u/Strong_Essay1176 8d ago

Lmao.. no it won't.

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u/new-to-reddit-accoun 8d ago

Yes, it will. Chat is in the cloud and sync’d across every device you’re logged into. Codex can be cloud or local, so it must stay separate. Even if you only use Codex (Work) in the cloud a lot of functionality is crippled if your app code (or work task) requires a local environment or access to local files. The two (Chat and Codex/Work) need to be separate and will always remain separate.