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OpenAI is preparing a broader push to keep users inside its ecosystem, developing a unified desktop application that could bring together ChatGPT, its coding tool Codex, and its AI-powered browser into a single experience. The move comes as competition intensifies with players such as Anthropic and Alphabet’s Google (NASDAQ:GOOG), both of which are also advancing models capable of handling increasingly complex tasks across workflows.
According to a person familiar with the matter, the planned application would integrate ChatGPT with Codex and ChatGPT Atlas, the company’s AI-infused web browser released last year. The timing of a launch remains unclear, and OpenAI is expected to continue offering its standalone ChatGPT app alongside the combined platform. The company declined to comment on the effort, which was first reported by The Wall Street Journal.
The initiative is being led by Fidji Simo, OpenAI’s chief executive officer of applications, with President Greg Brockman working alongside her on both product development and marketing. The broader backdrop reflects a rapidly evolving AI landscape, where developers are rolling out models capable of analyzing earnings reports, writing code, and generating highly realistic contentraising the possibility that product consolidation could become a key lever in maintaining user engagement.
