OpenAI Merges Codex Into ChatGPT, Copies Rival's App, Breaks It
The relaunch buries three modes in one dropdown, turns minimize into a close button, and rebuilds the Mac app on Electron.
- Three modes, ChatGPT Work, Codex, and Chat, now share a single dropdown menu.
- Chat opens as a pop-up box, its minimize button just closes the window.
- Mac app dropped native code for Electron; the prompt now reads 'Do anything.'
Why it matters: OpenAI rebuilt its flagship app to imitate a rival's design without confirming its own controls still work.
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