Designer slams ChatGPT's confusing Chat/Work/Codex flow, calls for a standalone Codex app

_AustinCalvert_ · x · 2026-09-14

Designer janxdesign publicly flagged that ChatGPT's Chat / Work / Codex product flow is confusing: it's unclear how Work differs from Codex or how Chat differs from Work, making the experience clunky. He suggests either restoring a standalone power-user Codex harness or merging Chat and Codex into one app.

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