ChatGPT
How the ChatGPT UI changed
- November 2, 2026 — Codex removed from the side menu
- October 19, 2026 — Chat removed from the bar across the top; Work removed from the bar across the top
- October 12, 2026 — More renamed to Explore; Upgrade removed from the bar across the top
- October 5, 2026 — Scheduled renamed to Tasks
Design analysis
This shows the desktop version of ChatGPT for the week of 2026-11-02, before scrolling. A sidebar takes up about a quarter of the screen width. The message box is the largest item on the screen. The main text is light enough against the background to meet a common accessibility guideline. Even the lightest text on the screen meets that guideline. The outline of the message box is faint, but the hint text inside it is easy to read. The message box sits in the middle, under the question "Where should we begin?" No note that it can make mistakes is visible on this screen. The Codex item no longer appears in the sidebar.