{"id":777731,"date":"2026-07-22T11:28:23","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T11:28:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/777731\/"},"modified":"2026-07-22T11:28:23","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T11:28:23","slug":"openai-launches-small-business-program-as-it-touts-10m-chatgpt-work-and-codex-users","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/777731\/","title":{"rendered":"OpenAI launches small business program as it touts 10M ChatGPT Work and Codex users"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t<img width=\"1600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/openai.webp\" class=\"skip-lazy wp-post-image\" alt=\"\"  decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">OpenAI has announced a new initiative called the ChatGPT for small business program. Meanwhile, the company touts reaching 10M ChatGPT Work and Codex users.<\/p>\n<p>ChatGPT for small business program<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">OpenAI says its new ChatGPT for small business program is \u201can initiative to help small businesses be more productive and scale their businesses with ChatGPT.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The program entails four key parts. These include access to hands on virtual training, attending in-person small business AI academies in the U.S., helpful guides for getting started with ChatGPT, and access to new agents and partners specifically made for small businesses.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">OpenAI <a href=\"https:\/\/openai.com\/leads\/small-business\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">has a form<\/a> where small businesses can sign up to join. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can learn more about OpenAI\u2019s small business program <a href=\"https:\/\/openai.com\/index\/introducing-chatgpt-small-business-program\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>ChatGPT Work and Codex reach 10M users<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The effort is part of an overall push to promote ChatGPT Work, a more agentic version of ChatGPT that can be used for wider productivity tasks beyond chatbot responses.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">OpenAI\u2019s 10M user milestone for ChatGPT Work and Codex doubles the user base of Codex alone earlier in July.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">OpenAI <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2026\/07\/09\/openai-announcing-the-next-chapter-for-chatgpt-today-watch-here\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">replaced its desktop app<\/a> this month with a version based on its standalone Codex app, adding more advanced capabilities that also added complexity to the basic chat interface. The app has<a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2026\/07\/17\/openai-fixes-chat-access-in-the-chatgpt-app-for-mac\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> since been updated<\/a> a few times to strike a better balance between chat and tasks.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Codex is getting faster and easier to navigate.<\/p>\n<p>We shipped updates across long chats, the sidebar, reviews, side chats, and the everyday workflows. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QKbYQ3jCVK\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/QKbYQ3jCVK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 OpenAI Developers (@OpenAIDevs) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/OpenAIDevs\/status\/2079595537658151209?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">July 21, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Related OpenAI stories:<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/9to5mac.com\" aria-label=\"Add 9to5Mac as a preferred source on Google\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-source-badge-dark\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/google-preferred-source-badge-dark.png\" alt=\"Add 9to5Mac as a preferred source on Google\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-source-badge-light\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/google-preferred-source-badge-light.png\" alt=\"Add 9to5Mac as a preferred source on Google\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"disclaimer-affiliate\">FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/about\/#affiliate\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"OpenAI has announced a new initiative called the ChatGPT for small business program. 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