AINov 3, 2026, 11:13 AM UTC·1 min read

OpenAI to shut down ChatGPT Classic desktop app on January 30

OpenAI will retire the older ChatGPT Classic desktop app on 30 January 2027 and is working on merging Chat and Work, with one shared usage limit for ChatGPT and Codex.

ChatGPT desktop app window on a laptop screen showing a conversation with an AI assistant. — Image: Antyweb

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OpenAI is closing its older desktop program, ChatGPT Classic, on 30 January 2027. Users of the legacy app will have to move to the newer version of the ChatGPT desktop client if they want to keep using the service on their computers.

Chat and Work to be combined

The shutdown is not the only change in the pipeline. The company is also working on merging the Chat and Work features. The aim is to let users move from an ordinary conversation with the AI to more complex tasks without switching modes.

Today those two ways of working are separated. Combining them would mean a single flow in which a quick question can grow into a longer, multi-step job inside the same conversation.

One limit for ChatGPT and Codex

The changes will come with a shared usage limit for ChatGPT and Codex. Instead of treating the two products separately, the company will count usage across both under a common cap.

For people who still rely on ChatGPT Classic, the practical takeaway is simple: there is a fixed deadline, and the migration to the newer app should be planned before the end of January. The source material does not detail what differences the new client brings or how the combined limit will be sized, so those specifics remain to be confirmed by OpenAI.

The move fits a broader pattern of OpenAI consolidating its tools into a more unified ecosystem, with fewer separate apps and modes for users to juggle.