ChatGPT scheduled tasks

Author’s note: This article compares ChatGPT Scheduled Tasks, the Codex agent, and ChatGPT Dot across three layers—triggering, execution, and ongoing coordination—covering their automation capabilities, costs, reliability, and how to choose between them. As of October 2026, three OpenAI products can make AI “work on its own”: ChatGPT Scheduled Tasks, the Codex agent and Codex Automations,…