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does ChatGPT Work beat Claude?
The reel asked the question. Here’s the full breakdown — what ChatGPT Work actually does, what the new models cost, 5 prompts to test it on real business work today, and the honest Work-vs-Claude call.
| > what_it_is 3 SENTENCES, NO HYPE | ChatGPT Work is OpenAI’s agentic workspace, launched 9 July 2026 — you give it an outcome, not a prompt, and it works across your connected apps (Gmail, Drive, Slack, Notion, GitHub, Salesforce) and your files to get there. It breaks the job into steps and executes them itself — staying on a complex task for hours — then hands you back finished work: spreadsheets, decks, documents, even working websites. Not chat. Artifacts. It lives on the web, the phone app, and the desktop app. Announcement: openai.com → |
| > the_models GPT-5.6 — SOL / LUNA / TERRA | Sol — the flagship — deepest reasoning, longest tasks
$5 / M input · $30 / M output Luna — built for speed — quick turns, cheap volume
$1 / M input · $6 / M output Terra — the everyday balance — most work runs here
$2.50 / M input · $15 / M output Altman’s pitch to CNBC on launch day: GPT-5.6 is “54% more token efficient on agentic coding” — same jobs, materially fewer tokens, lower bills. That’s the enterprise-cost story behind all three models. |
| > get_it WHERE THE TOGGLE LIVES | 1. Desktop app first. Work went live on the ChatGPT desktop app on day one, across plans — if you have the app, look for the Work mode next to the model picker. 2. Web + phone are rolling out to Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise and Edu over the days after launch. If you don’t see it on chatgpt.com yet, it’s the rollout, not you. 3. Connect your apps before your first run. Work is only as good as what it can reach — wire up Gmail + Drive (or Outlook + SharePoint) in the connectors directory first, then give it a job below. |
| > steal_these 5 STARTER PROMPTS — COPY, PASTE, WALK AWAY | spreadsheet from mess
“Take every CSV and export in this folder and build one clean spreadsheet: one row per client, a summary tab, and a chart of revenue by month.” weekly client report
“Pull last week’s emails from Gmail and files from Drive for [client], and build a one-page weekly report: done, in progress, blocked, next.” proposal deck from a call
“Here’s a call transcript. Build a 6-slide proposal deck: their problem in their words, the fix, timeline, and price on the last slide.” simple booking website
“Build a one-page booking website for my business: services, prices, opening hours, and a form that emails me every enquiry.” inbox triage brief
“Go through my inbox from the last 3 days, list the 5 emails that need me personally, and draft replies for everything else.” |
| > work_vs_claude THE HONEST COMPARISON | best for
Work: office artifacts — sheets, decks, docs, reports, on demand
Claude: building systems — agents, tools, code that runs every day works across your apps
Work: yes, out of the box — Gmail, Drive, Slack, Notion, Salesforce connectors for everyone
Claude: yes, but you wire it — MCP + Claude Code reach anything, with setup coding depth
Work: Codex built in — solid for scripts and simple web apps
Claude: Claude Code is still the deeper builder for real, multi-file systems price of entry
Work: in your existing ChatGPT plan — desktop across plans, paid tiers on web/mobile
Claude: Claude Pro/Max for Code — more setup, more ceiling Verdict: Work for the office grind, Claude for building the machine — I run both. Work clears the sheets-and-decks pile; Claude builds the systems that make the pile smaller next month. If you’re on the Claude side: never hit your Claude limit again → and 3 Fable prompts before it goes paid → |
Run one of the five prompts, then reply and tell me what it shipped.
Talk soon,
Mike
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