# ChatGPT

Clarify questions, conduct research, and produce results. Chat supports the exchange; Work handles larger tasks.

Canonical profile: https://agenten-kompass.mmeierhoff.chatgpt.site/en/agents/chatgpt-codex/
Editor: [Michael Meierhoff](https://agenten-kompass.mmeierhoff.chatgpt.site/en/about/)
Sources reviewed: 2026-09-30
Basis: provider documentation. Examples are editorial suggestions, not hands-on product tests.

## Overview

Chat and Work are ways of working in ChatGPT. The selection above leads to dots and Codex with their respective features.

- Provider: OpenAI
- Product family: ChatGPT / Codex
- Profile type: Chat and Work
- Environment: Browser and desktop app
- Connections: Files, web, and approved plugins
- Setup: Sign in and provide the task and required files
- Pricing model: ChatGPT plan / feature access

## Key features

### Chat and collaboration

Clarify questions, develop ideas, and revise texts together.

Source: https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/use-chatgpt

### Research

Evaluate web sources and provided files for a task.

Source: https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/use-chatgpt

### Results as files

Create documents, spreadsheets, and presentations in Work.

Source: https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/use-chatgpt

### Plugins

Include approved services and information in the work.

Source: https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/use-chatgpt

### Recurring workflows

Reuse skills and schedule tasks.

Source: https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/use-chatgpt

### Split tasks

Work can distribute independent subtasks to subagents.

Source: https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/use-chatgpt

## Requirements and limits

### Access and permissions

Requirement: Tools depend on plan, workspace, and configured plugins.

Source: https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/use-chatgpt

### Workspace

Requirement: Local work requires the computer and shared files; cloud work requires a suitable environment.

Source: https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/use-chatgpt

### Review results

Limitation: Review files, sources, and completed steps before use.

Source: https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/use-chatgpt

## Example workflows

### Prepare materials for a meeting

- Your input: An agenda and approved project materials.
- Possible result: A basis for discussion with open points and sources.
- What to check: Are statements, sources, and responsibilities correct?

### Analyze a spreadsheet

- Your input: A cleaned spreadsheet and a specific question.
- Possible result: An analysis with traceable calculations and charts.
- What to check: Are formulas, units, and interpretation correct?

## Context

Review results and sources; scope depends on the plan and work environment.

Provider documentation on Chat and Work. The following examples are editorial suggestions.

## Sources

- https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/use-chatgpt

[Sources and method](https://agenten-kompass.mmeierhoff.chatgpt.site/en/sources/)