Imagine having an AI co-worker that can check your calendar, remind you about upcoming client meetings, create slide decks, analyze markets, and even submit expenses—all without any coding required and with complete privacy maintained. The ChatGPT Agent, unveiled on July 17, 2025, achieves just that. It represents the next evolution of custom GPTs: a single, unified system that thinks, acts, and independently completes tasks from start to finish on its virtual computer, all while you remain in control.
What Makes ChatGPT Agent Different?
The ChatGPT Agent combines three previously distinct breakthroughs into a single, efficient workflow partner:
1. Operator-Level Interaction: It can scroll, click, type, and log into real websites.
2. Deep Research Synthesis: It seeks out, ranks, and summarizes authoritative information.
3. ChatGPT Conversational Fluency: It provides clear, audience-ready answers.
The model seamlessly switches between different tools—such as visual browsers, text browsers, terminals, and API calls—selecting the quickest and safest method for each step.
1. Operator-Level Interaction: It can scroll, click, type, and log into real websites.
2. Deep Research Synthesis: It seeks out, ranks, and summarizes authoritative information.
3. ChatGPT Conversational Fluency: It provides clear, audience-ready answers.
The model seamlessly switches between different tools—such as visual browsers, text browsers, terminals, and API calls—selecting the quickest and safest method for each step.
What the Agent Can Now Do
How the Built‑In Toolset Works
Instead of a single "chat" interface, the ChatGPT Agent operates using a toolbox that it utilizes on your behalf. A visual browser allows it to interact with complex websites just like a person would, while a text-only browser quickly processes lengthy articles or documentation when a graphical layout isn't necessary.
When deeper computation is needed, the agent opens a secure terminal to run Python, transform files, or generate charts.
It can also call external services directly through API connectors for Gmail, GitHub, calendars, and more. Additionally, an internal scheduler enables the agent to automatically rerun completed tasks—imagine receiving weekly KPI reports in your inbox every Monday at 08:00. All of this occurs on the agent’s virtual computer, keeping your local machine untouched and preserving every step in context for later review.
When deeper computation is needed, the agent opens a secure terminal to run Python, transform files, or generate charts.
It can also call external services directly through API connectors for Gmail, GitHub, calendars, and more. Additionally, an internal scheduler enables the agent to automatically rerun completed tasks—imagine receiving weekly KPI reports in your inbox every Monday at 08:00. All of this occurs on the agent’s virtual computer, keeping your local machine untouched and preserving every step in context for later review.
A Truly Collaborative Workflow
Working with the ChatGPT Agent feels more like collaborating with a diligent junior colleague than simply issuing static prompts.
You can pause the agent mid-task to add new requirements, request a quick status update, or redirect its focus entirely, and it will pick up right where it left off without losing any previous progress.
The agent proactively asks clarifying questions whenever it needs more details and will notify you on your phone once long-running tasks are complete. This interactive approach transforms complex projects—such as competitive analyses, itinerary planning, and data reconciliations—into a dynamic dialogue, where human judgment and machine efficiency enhance each other instead of competing.
You can pause the agent mid-task to add new requirements, request a quick status update, or redirect its focus entirely, and it will pick up right where it left off without losing any previous progress.
The agent proactively asks clarifying questions whenever it needs more details and will notify you on your phone once long-running tasks are complete. This interactive approach transforms complex projects—such as competitive analyses, itinerary planning, and data reconciliations—into a dynamic dialogue, where human judgment and machine efficiency enhance each other instead of competing.
Real‑World Utility Beyond Chat
On independent benchmarks, the agent sets new state‑of‑the‑art scores for browsing (BrowseComp 68.9 %), spreadsheet editing (SpreadsheetBench 45 % vs. Excel Copilot 20 %), and complex knowledge‑work tasks—often matching or beating expert humans in half the time.
Getting Started: Zero‑Code, Full Control
- Create a New Chat and Activate Agent Mode: Open the tools dropdown inside any ChatGPT chat and switch to agent mode. The new capabilities turn on instantly.
- Describe the Task: Type a plain‑language request—“Research our top three competitors and build a ten‑slide deck,” or “Summarise my inbox and propose meeting slots.”
- Stay in the Driver’s Seat: Pause, refine instructions, or take over the browser at any moment. Before any consequential step—sending e‑mails, making purchases—the agent explicitly asks for your confirmation.
- Connect Your Apps: Grant connectors like Gmail, Google Calendar, or GitHub. The agent can then pull relevant data (events, code, documents) straight into the workflow. For third‑party sites, you still log in via secure takeover mode—passwords never touch the model.
- Schedule & Re‑Use: Finished tasks can recur automatically: “Send the Monday KPI deck at 08:00,” or “E‑mail a weekly competitor‑news digest.”
Built‑In Safeguards: Prompt‑injection defences, live monitoring, and Watch Mode protect against misuse. One‑click privacy controls let you wipe cookies or disconnect connectors in an instant.
Roadmap & Availability
- Rolling out now to Pro, Plus, and Team tiers. Pro: 400 messages / month. Plus & Team: 40 messages / month, with flexible credit top‑ups.
- Enterprise & Education access coming in the next few weeks.
- EEA & Switzerland support is in progress.
Legacy previews: the Operator research site remains live for a few more weeks before sunset. Deep Research survives as a selectable mode inside ChatGPT for users who prefer long‑form, in‑depth answers.
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The first release is powerful—but only the start. OpenAI will ship new agent capabilities every month, widening what’s possible while reducing the manual oversight required.
To turn this rapid innovation into measurable business value, you need a clear plan—not months of trial‑and‑error. That’s where we step in.
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