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  _ChatGPT Codex_ is one of the two sections of OpenAI's merged **ChatGPT
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  code-visible way, as opposed to the **ChatGPT Work** section, which hides the
  code. Under the hood, both sections run the same model.
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# \_ChatGPT Codex\_

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## Definition

_ChatGPT Codex_ is one of the two sections of OpenAI's merged **ChatGPT desktop app** — the section that presents work in a programming-like, code-visible way, as opposed to the **ChatGPT Work** section, which hides the code. Under the hood, both sections run the same model.

**_ChatGPT Codex_** shows up in two connected ways in this material: as one of the two sections of OpenAI's newly merged **ChatGPT desktop app**, and as the surface where the team runs real work — including an informal benchmark consolidating **46 CSV files** — to compare models like GPT‑5.5, 5.6, 6, and Fable.[^cb24ef4d-a000-5560-8446-9ed871f58aa8@65]OpenAI combined the separate ChatGPT and Codex desktop applications into a single app with two sections: **ChatGPT Work** and **ChatGPT Codex**. As far as the host can tell, they are *basically the same thing under the hood* — Work hides the code so non-technical people can explore agentic workflows, while Codex presents everything in a more programming-like way.[^f61c605a-a560-515b-8111-60dc76be4fc5@4]In the 46-CSV-file consolidation benchmark, **5.6 in ChatGPT Codex** found the right email, reviewed all the data, asked smart clarifying questions, and produced a useful result with minimal intervention — outperforming 5.5, 6, and Fable on the same task. The team connects this to a broader pattern from coding — *“I don't do the work alone; I'm building a system that performs work”* — spreading into knowledge work, with Codex as one place non-technical people can genuinely run these agentic loops.[^cb24ef4d-a000-5560-8446-9ed871f58aa8@730]- **_ChatGPT Codex_** is a section of the merged ChatGPT desktop app, alongside ChatGPT Work. - Both sections are the same engine; Codex simply shows the code in a programming-like presentation. - The channel uses Codex for hands-on model comparisons, including a 46-CSV-file data benchmark. - It is framed as a place where programmer-style agentic loops become available to everyone.