--- title: "OpenAI Combines Chat and Work in One Window: ChatGPT Gets a New Desktop Interface and Strict Payment Card Limits" description: "OpenAI is testing an updated ChatGPT desktop interface that combines the Chat and Work tabs into a single workspace, while tightening rules for linking paid subscriptions to payment cards and devices." date: 2026-11-03T09:17:48.394Z lang: en url: https://xab.info/en/posts/chatgpt-new-interface-and-payment-card-rules tags: [openai, chatgpt, ai, software, subscriptions] author: "Alexander Buran" publisher: "XAB.info" --- # OpenAI Combines Chat and Work in One Window: ChatGPT Gets a New Desktop Interface and Strict Payment Card Limits ![A man with red hair works on a laptop with the ChatGPT interface while holding a payment card](https://xab.info/media/2026/11/03/chatgpt-novyy-interfejs-i-pravila-platnyh-podpiskov/chatgpt-novyy-interfejs-i-pravila-platnyh-podpiskov-1.webp) ## Key Points - OpenAI is testing a ChatGPT desktop interface where the Chat and Work tabs are merged into a single workspace. - The new window allows users to upload files, connect plugins, task the AI with creating websites and presentations, and monitor work in real time. - Codex will keep its interface but share a common token pool with ChatGPT; during heavy usage, limit resets will become less frequent. - Paid tiers Go, Plus, and Pro 100/200/500 now face blocks if too many profiles share a card or device; free and enterprise tiers are exempt. - Logging out or canceling a subscription does not automatically lift restrictions—users must contact support in case of errors. OpenAI has launched closed testing of the updated ChatGPT desktop application interface. The key change is the merging of the Chat and Work tabs into a single workspace where, according to the developers, users can complete the entire journey from drafting a plan to the finished result in a single window. The test build is currently available only to a limited group of users as the company gathers feedback before a wider rollout. ### A Unified Workspace Instead of Fragmented Tabs In the updated ChatGPT interface, users can upload files, connect plugins, instruct the model to build websites and presentations, and monitor its work in real time. According to the developers, this transforms the desktop app from a simple chat window into a full-fledged task execution environment where context, files, and results stay in one place. ### Shared Token Pool and New Limits Alongside the new interface, OpenAI is introducing technical adjustments to its limits system. The standalone Codex tool will retain its own interface but will share a common token pool with ChatGPT. For most users, the workload will remain unchanged according to the developers, but under heavy usage, intervals between limit resets will become longer, meaning users will have to wait for quota recovery more often. ### Strict Rules for Paid Subscriptions and Payment Cards Concurrently, the company has updated security rules regarding the Go, Plus, Pro 100, Pro 200, and Pro 500 paid tiers. The system now automatically blocks new purchases or requires logging out of the account if too many paid profiles are linked to a single payment card or device. Free and enterprise tiers are exempt from this restriction—a measure aimed at protecting privacy and preventing abuse. ### What to Do If Device Limits Are Exceeded The developers emphasize: logging out of an account or simply canceling a subscription does not guarantee the automatic removal of restrictions. If the error occurs due to sharing a single PC or bank card among multiple family members, users are advised to contact OpenAI support for manual profile unblocking. ### Context: ChatGPT as a Multimodal Working Environment The interface update fits into the broader 2026 trend where ChatGPT ceases to be merely a service for dialogue and text generation, evolving into a multimodal working environment that combines text, images, voice, and real-time task execution. This is precisely how OpenAI positions the merging of Chat and Work: a single window where the user formulates a task in any convenient way and gets the finished result. ## Fact-Check & Sources - [ChatGPT ждет радикальное обновление: OpenAI меняет интерфейс и правила подписок](https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/chatgpt-chekae-radikalniy-apgreyd-openai-1793694178.html) - Primary source: merging Chat and Work, shared token pool with Codex, payment card limits for Go/Plus/Pro, exemptions for free and enterprise tiers. - [ChatGPT 2026: новые модели OpenAI для изображений, общения в реальном времени и голоса](https://www.sostav.ru/blogs/292695/102041) - Used for context only: in 2026, ChatGPT evolves as a multimodal working environment (Images 2.0, GPT-Live). Does not contradict the core premise. - [OpenAI обновляет ChatGPT: более умная версия GPT-5.6 Sol и неограниченные бесплатные чаты](https://itc.ua/news/openai-obnovlyaet-chatgpt-bolee-umnaya-versyya-gpt-5-6-sol-y-neogranychennye-besplatnye-chaty/) - Подтверждено по источнику itc.ua - [Новая умная колонка OpenAI с ChatGPT будет самостоятельно перемещаться и узнавать пользователя](https://overclockers.ru/blog/Global_Chronicles/show/259830/Novaya-umnaya-kolonka-OpenAI-s-ChatGPT-budet-samostoyatel-no-peremeschat-sya-i-uznavat-pol-zovatelya) - Подтверждено по источнику overclockers.ru ## FAQ ### What will change in the ChatGPT desktop interface? The Chat and Work tabs will be merged into a single workspace, allowing users to upload files, connect plugins, task the AI with building websites and presentations, and monitor work in real time. ### Will the new interface affect usage limits? Codex will keep its own interface but share a common token pool with ChatGPT. For most users, the workload won't change, but under intensive use, waiting for limit resets will happen more often. ### Which subscriptions fall under the new payment card rules? Restrictions apply to the Go, Plus, Pro 100, Pro 200, and Pro 500 paid tiers. Free and enterprise tiers are exempt. ### Will restrictions be lifted after logging out or canceling a subscription? No, this does not guarantee automatic removal of restrictions. If errors occur due to shared PCs or cards among family members, you need to contact support.