
OpenAI builds 'Persistent mode' into Codex to keep agents working nonstop
Code changes reviewed this week show Codex agents that 'continue working until put to sleep' and create their own follow-up tasks.
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Code changes reviewed this week show Codex agents that 'continue working until put to sleep' and create their own follow-up tasks.

The head of core products defends the $20 Plus plan, an 80% price cut with Luna, and the bet that workers want the model to just take over.

Codex reaches 98% of OpenAI staff but under 1% of individual subscribers. ChatGPT Work is the company's fix.

OpenAI's new integration lets ChatGPT sort, edit, and send iMessages on a user's behalf — with a local runtime and a warning about auto-approval.

The company flew creators to upstate New York for beekeeping and ChatGPT Work tutorials. Commenters were less charmed.

The OpenAI CEO's suggestion to feed family calendars into ChatGPT Work was outperformed 13-to-1 by a four-word reply.

The GPT-5.6 suite — Sol, Terra, and Luna — powers a new agent that pulls context from Slack, Gmail, and Google Drive.
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