According to the Financial Times, OpenAI plans to roll out an improved version of ChatGPT in the coming weeks, which will function as a “super app” with coding tools and an AI agent.
The company’s goal is reportedly to become more competitive with Anthropic, especially among corporate customers, and to move closer to profitability by the IPO. That means turning ChatGPT into a gateway that leads free users to products they might actually pay for, such as the coding product Codex. In fact, the FT reports that a senior OpenAI employee declared that “chat is dead.”
Thibault Sautiaux, OpenAI’s head of core products and platforms, said the company is working toward a product where “you have a personal agent who can assist you in all aspects of your life, both personal and professional.”
If this sounds familiar, it’s because there have been reports from last year about OpenAI’s super app ambitions.
In March, the Wall Street Journal reported that these plans represent a major strategic shift for the company, which launched a variety of standalone products in 2025. OpenAI executives now say they are abandoning “side quests” like video generator Sora.
