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ChatGPT agent is gone: Sochen vs ChatGPT Work

OpenAI has retired ChatGPT agent: its help page now points people to ChatGPT Work, which comes with paid ChatGPT plans (not Free or Go). Sochen does multi-step jobs too, and it’s $5 to try for 7 days. It uses its own computer, asks before anything is paid, booked or sent, and can ring you on an Indian or US number and call US businesses for you.

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7 days of Plus for $5, then a monthly plan if you want one. Nothing renews on its own.

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SochenChatGPT Work
TodayLive, in the browser, on any device.ChatGPT agent is no longer available; OpenAI points people to ChatGPT Work instead.
What it's forMulti-step jobs from one message: research, files, its own cloud computer, schedules and phone calls.ChatGPT Work, in OpenAI's words: “longer, multi-step tasks and finished deliverables”.
Who can use it✓Everyone. 7 days for $5, then a monthly plan. Paid plans in rupees in India.ChatGPT Work comes with paid ChatGPT plans, except Free and Go.

OpenAI’s side is quoted from its help pages on ChatGPT agent and ChatGPT Work, as of 3 Oct 2026. Plans change; check there for the latest.

What Sochen does

  • Its own computer

    A cloud desktop with Chrome, live in the chat. You can take over at any time, and it hands you the keyboard for passwords and codes.

  • Asks before acting

    Approval cards show exactly what will be paid, booked or sent, with a before-and-after preview in connected apps.

  • On its own clock

    Schedules like a morning brief or a daily price check, with results by email or a phone call.

  • Phone calls

    You can call it and it can ring you, on Indian and US numbers. It calls US businesses for you, saying up front that it's an AI assistant.

  • Videos and heads-ups

    It watches YouTube links and uploads, with timestamps, and speaks up when something in your own things needs you soon.

Where ChatGPT Work is ahead

  • It's part of ChatGPT

    On a paid ChatGPT plan other than Go, Work comes with your plan, inside the app you already use.

  • Built for finished work

    OpenAI describes ChatGPT Work as made for longer, multi-step tasks that end in finished deliverables.

Questions

What happened to ChatGPT agent?+
OpenAI's help page now says: “ChatGPT agent is no longer available. Use ChatGPT Work for longer, multi-step tasks and finished deliverables.” ChatGPT Work comes with paid ChatGPT plans, except Free and Go.
Why would I use Sochen instead?+
If you want to start free, pay in rupees, have it ring you on an Indian or US number or call a US business for you, watch videos, or get heads-ups before things go wrong. If you're on a paid ChatGPT plan other than Go and work in it every day, ChatGPT Work comes with your plan.
Is there a monthly task limit?+
No fixed task count. Sochen runs on credits: a quick reply is about 1 credit, a multi-step job about 5, and big jobs show their cost before they start.
Can it use my accounts safely?+
It hands you the keyboard for passwords and codes and never types them itself. Keeping sign-ins between jobs is off unless you turn it on, and they're stored encrypted.
Which AI model does Sochen use?+
You choose: Claude, Gemini, DeepSeek and others, or bring your own model.

More that Sochen does

Hand off the work. Keep the final say.

7 days for $5, nothing renews.

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