OpenAI is planning to merge its ChatGPT application, the Codex coding platform, and the Atlas browser into a single desktop "superapp," according to reporting from The Wall Street Journal. The consolidation was confirmed by an OpenAI spokesperson. The mobile version of ChatGPT is not affected and will remain a standalone app.
Chief of Applications Fidji Simo is leading the transition alongside President Greg Brockman, who is temporarily overseeing the product overhaul. In an internal memo, Simo told employees the company had been "spreading our efforts across too many apps and stacks," adding that the fragmentation had slowed development and made it harder to reach the product quality the company wanted.
The rollout will happen in phases. OpenAI plans first to expand Codex's capabilities beyond coding into broader productivity tasks, then merge ChatGPT and Atlas into the unified application. The combined product will emphasize agentic features — AI systems that can autonomously carry out multi-step tasks on a user's computer, including writing software and analyzing data. No launch date was given.
The reorganization comes as OpenAI faces increased competition from Anthropic, which has gained significant ground in the enterprise and developer markets through Claude Code and Cowork.
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