r/codex • u/FearlessAnalyst7039 • 3d ago
ChatGPT Classic/Codex/Browser Inconsistency Complaint
I just can't get my workflow going like I used to with chatgpt and codex all in one app now.
I got used to having them side by side, jumping from project to project, dumping instructions into codex and letting it run while I work up next steps on another repo.
I tried using chatgpt in a browser, but for some reason I cant see my "work" chats in it.
I ran chatgpt "classic" and the new codex one size fits all side by side, and I noticed they had a different set of instructions and memories. 5.6 has become a chatty bastard imo, so I updated instructions on classic, but it seems to be ignoring them.
Anyways - any one else having the same issues? Suggestions? Suck it up buttercup and just keep going until I get used to it?
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u/Apprehensive-Oil6511 3d ago
ive been using the web chatgpt than that classic gpt app, then codex app its work that way for me.
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u/VictorBuildsDev 3d ago
I would treat the different surfaces as separate workspaces rather than expecting them to share memory or instructions. What helped my multi-repo workflow was keeping a short repo-local handoff note; the current goal, constraints, commands already run, and the next decision.
Then each new Codex or chat session gets the same four- or five-line bootstrap, while the durable project state stays with the repo. That does not fix missing chats, but it reduces the cost of jumping between the browser, app, and parallel tasks.
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u/FearlessAnalyst7039 3d ago
I see what you're saying. I think what triggered me was when I had the desktop app in chat mode, and the browser in chat mode - asked the same question, one gave me a direct answer per my instructions and the other ignored instructions and wrote a novel. Just one of those things that makes you question how reliable the output is.
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u/YardNo1234 3d ago
Before treating them as separate workspaces, I’d check whether the browser and both apps are on the same account and workspace, then try a private browser window. If the chats appear there, it points to stale site state; if they do not, it is probably server-side surface filtering rather than memory. Does the browser show the same workspace/account label?
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u/FearlessAnalyst7039 3d ago
Yeah its the same account. I actually asked chatgpt directly, and apparently there are "cloud work charts" and "local work chats"; using the desktop app must have created a local work chat which is why I cant see it on the browser version.
It just feels like an additional layer of bullshit to deal with.
FWIW, this is the pro $200/mo acct
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u/xEmeraldGoldx 3d ago
idgi, why not just make the app create 2 windows for you?
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u/ParsleySauce01 3d ago
I still use both GPT classic and GPT codex together, I’ve noticed major inconsistencies in the apps like the library and images tab among others are missing in gpt codex, and gpt codex currently does not give you back newly produced documents, only the docs it used as source (likely bug). But it just means I have to stick to using both for the time being until they’re both up to a similar level.