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OpenAI Teases ChatGPT-Codex Merger Ahead of Livestream

July 9, 2026 at 12:27 EDT

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OpenAI posted a teaser video from its official account previewing an upcoming livestream that hints at merging ChatGPT and Codex. It also signaled a possible rollout of the "Pets" feature—already live in its Codex coding tool—to ChatGPT.

Livestream Teaser · OpenAI

ChatGPT and Codex Move Toward a Merge

A teaser video previews two signals: fusing the ChatGPT and Codex icons into one, and bringing the playful "Pets" feature — already live in Codex — over to ChatGPT. Part of a broader push toward a single "unified agentic platform."

2 → 1

ChatGPT, Codex & API folded into one product team

8+1

Pet presets, plus custom generation via /hatch

14 hr

Longest reported continuous /goal agent run

Custom pet generation

~30 minutes to create — the friction developers flag

Preset
instant

Custom
~30 min

The consolidation flow

ChatGPT
general chatbot

Codex
coding agent

→

Unified
agentic platform

The logic: coding services are seen as stickier and higher-margin than chatbots — driving lock-in against rivals like Claude Code.

Praised

"Eases the loneliness of long coding sessions"
Visual state feedback is handy on screen shares
Multi-turn /goal called "the biggest advance in AI coding"

Criticized

"A professional tool doesn't need pets"
Waiting ~30 min to generate is tedious
Settings aren't intuitive; mocked as a side quest

Still unconfirmed: model names (some expect a GPT-5.6 demo), availability dates and pricing — past rollouts favor a phased start with Pro / Enterprise / Team tiers.

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