OpenAI has launched workspace agents in ChatGPT. This puts the company in the agentic AI space that has become quite popular lately with the rise of OpenClaw, and Claude Code’s agentic abilities. That is, OpenAI wants you to delegate your work to agents in ChatGPT who can then do the tasks even when you are away.
However, ChatGPT’s workspace agents are not just another agentic AI platform that you can use. Instead, OpenAI seems to be eyeing the entreprise market. The company says that once you create a workspace agent, your entire team can then have access to it. OpenAI stated in a blog post, “Create an agent once and share it across your workspace, so teams follow the same workflows and best practices.”
Do note that OpenAI has previously brought Peter Steinberger, the creator of OpenClaw, a popular agentic AI platform, to the company to bolster agentic AI development. Though OpenClaw remains open-source separately.
What are ChatGPT workspace agents?
AI agents are designed to do the work for you. That is, you give the agent a task, such as creating a file or writing code, and it does this work without requiring further help from you. ChatGPT’s workspace agents work the same way, but with broad functionality.
On X, OpenAI stated that these agents will be able to do the work that previously required “time, context, and follow-through.” The AI can now coordinate across tools, track progress, and move things forward without needing your supervision.
OpenAI eyes entreprise market with AI agents
The company says that these agents can work across different apps, usually used by businesses and entreprises. This includes Slack, Google workspace, Salesforce, and more.
Do note that OpenAI says that these agents are an evolution of custom GPTs that were used for specific tasks in the past. However, a key difference is that workspace are powered by Codex. And they can seemingly do a lot more when it comes to tasks across apps and platforms.
OpenAI has been shifting its focus to the entreprise market recently as it doubles down on Codex in an attempt to increase revenue.
An important part of this is that ChatGPT workspace agents run on the cloud, similar to how agentic AI works with Anthropic’s Claude Code. This ensures that the AI can continue to work even if you shut down your own PC. For context, an agent on OpenClaw, which runs locally, cannot continue if your PC is turned off.
ChatGPT workspace agents are free, but not for long
Workspace agents are available for ChatGPT Business, Enterprise, Edu, and Teachers plans, currently in a research preview stage until May 6, 2026. After this date, OpenAI will charge pricing based on credits for using these agents. That is, the more you use them, the higher the bill.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has previously stated that he wants to sell intelligence as a commodity by the meter in the future, similar to how people pay for electricity.
