What happened to OpenAI's ChatGPT Atlas browser?
OpenAI's ChatGPT Atlas browser reportedly stopped working around August 9, 2026, roughly nine months after its October 2025 launch. Its agentic browsing features were reportedly folded into the ChatGPT desktop app and a Chrome extension instead, shifting from a standalone browser to integrated tools within existing platforms.
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