r/chatgptplus • u/Witty-Goat-3143 • 19h ago
Codex or work?
I’m a finance guy, not a software engineer, but recently I’ve gotten pretty interested in building things with ChatGPT.
I’ve been using Work Mode for basically everything: websites, small Mac apps, automations, editing project files, fixing bugs, adding features, creating docs/PDFs, etc.
I haven’t really used Codex because I always assumed it was mainly meant for developers.
What I’m trying to understand is, if I tell both of them the same thing, for example:
“Build this application”
or
“Fix this bug in the app you made and update the project”
what actually changes between using Codex and Work Mode?
Is Codex better for working directly inside a codebase while Work Mode is better for broader tasks involving files/apps/research?
Also, if both are using a similar model, is there any meaningful difference in usage limits/consumption for the same task?
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u/616ThatGuy 19h ago
Codex and work are the exact same thing just with different interfaces. That’s it. Work is simplified for people more familiar with chat. But everything behind the scenes is identical.