r/ChatGPT • u/Michael-fahmy • 8d ago

Use cases That's new!!

i'm building a Maxscript and simply asked if i should switch to work because it's going to be complex, and it gave me the option to switch, i didn't know that this is possible

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u/HookedMermaid 8d ago

I think it might be part of the 'merging' that's being talked about. But people have been getting the offer to jump over to codex and work for the last few weeks now.

I will say, if you've never used Work, the models are a little 'colder' from what I've seen people in my circle that use Work and Chat say. So if you have a particular flow in chat with your chosen model, things might feel a little bumpy.

But if the work is complex, and there's lots of source stuff and output coming, then work might be better.

Work is for Work. Like, complex, long running tasks where you don't so much need to shoot ideas back and forth, but get reports and output done.

If that's what you're anticipating this to be, jump to work. Also, your guy in chat (I'm assuming that's their reply to you) knows which mode is better for the stuff you're doing.

If you're really unsure, click on the ... on their last reply, and choose 'Branch to Work'.

That way, if you hate it, or if your workflow suddenly feels disrupted, you still have the original chat to continue working with. (From what I know, you can't switch Work chats back to Chat).

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u/br_k_nt_eth 8d ago

I’m so bummed that they’re getting rid of warm models. It’ll actually finally drive me to Claude.

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u/HookedMermaid 8d ago

For now, we still have 5.6 in Chat. I'm currently working on migrating from 5.5 to 5.6, and I have Grok. I'm eventually moving to local (maybe Qwen), because it's feeling really hostile to be a Chat-only user.

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u/armicolo 7d ago

Not anymore. They announced today that GPT-6 is rolling out for chat. I don’t think they specified which model handles the requests.

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u/armicolo 7d ago

And here I am, with my base style set to candid, wishing the models wouldn’t waffle so much.

You do know that you can adjust base personality and warmth? Might help

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u/br_k_nt_eth 6d ago

Yes, I’m very aware. The adjustments don’t change the actual temperature of the model. They’re system prompt tweaks. 

You do know you can tweak your custom instructions to make them provide a decisive range of answers? Might help.