ChatGPT Work vs Claude Cowork: OpenAI Undercuts Anthropic With a Free-Tier Autonomous Work Agent and 1,400 Connectors

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Launched July 9 on GPT-5.6, ChatGPT Work takes an outcome, plans steps, and works for hours across connected apps to ship finished decks, sheets, docs, and web apps — with a directory of 1,400+ @-mentionable apps and, notably, availability on every plan including free (free users get Terra; Pro/Enterprise unlock an 'ultra' mode that throws four parallel agents at one task). It directly targets Claude Cowork, which went to web/mobile just two days earlier but has no free door and ships new features to $100+ Max plans first. The real split for builders: Cowork wins on local-file/desktop work, ChatGPT Work on cloud-connector context and polished output formats.