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ChatGPT desktop app

ChatGPT desktop app

Desktop app

OpenAI's desktop app with Chat, Work and Codex views. Codex runs parallel threads in worktrees, with scheduled tasks and Computer Use, on a ChatGPT login or an API key.

OpenAIFree tier2026-08-23
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Formerly Codex app, renamed 9 July 2026
On July 9, 2026 the standalone Codex app merged into the ChatGPT desktop app for macOS and Windows. Codex kept its own view inside the app.

Pricing

Included with ChatGPT plans , same pricing as Codex CLI.

PlanPriceIncludedBeyond thatNotes
ChatGPT Free
individual
Free
—
Rate limited until reset
  • Small allowance for quick tasks, shared with ChatGPT
ChatGPT Go
individual
$8/mo
per user
—
Rate limited until reset
—
ChatGPT Plus
individual
$20/mo
per user
—
Rate limited until reset
  • Roughly 10 to 100 messages per five-hour window depending on the model
ChatGPT Pro
individual
From $100/mo
per user
—
Rate limited until reset
  • 5x or 20x the Plus allowance depending on the Pro tier
ChatGPT Business
team
$20/mo
per user
—
Rate limited until reset

Billed annually, two seats minimum.

API key
individual
Usage-based
—
API list price
Pay for the tokens Codex uses at API prices. Cloud features are not included.
—

Chat, Work and Codex are available on every ChatGPT plan including Free. Codex usage draws from the plan's shared Codex allowance. Linux is a preview without Computer Use.

Source: learn.chatgpt.com/docs/pricing Pricing verified 2026-08-23

Works with

What ChatGPT desktop app runs, and what can run ChatGPT desktop app. "With your existing login" means the wrapped tool's subscription is reused, no second bill.

Runs

Models

OpenAIPartial BYOK

OpenAI models through a ChatGPT plan or an API key. With an API key, features that depend on ChatGPT workspace access or cloud services are limited.

Features

Git worktreesParallel agentsSubagentsMCP clientBrowser automationSandboxingMobile companionScheduled tasksDiff reviewPluginsHooks

Install

License

Proprietary · Proprietary · github.com/openai/codex

The app ships as a binary. The Codex app-server it runs on is Apache-2.0 in the openai/codex repo.

Sources

Every fact above points at a vendor page and the date someone last checked it.