This is rolling out now in beta to users of the Plus, Pro, and Team plans. We plan to expand access when this goes GA.
General Information
Scheduled tasks are supported on ChatGPT Web, iOS, Android, MacOS.
Scheduled tasks on the Windows app will come later in Q1.
Scheduled tasks gives ChatGPT the ability to create tasks for itself to run later.
Tasks can be triggered either at specific times (one-off or recurring) or in the UI.
These tasks are executed regardless of whether the user is currently online.
Users are sent push notifications or emails when the task is complete.
In this early beta, you can create scheduled tasks that enable ChatGPT to run automated prompts and proactively reach out to you on a scheduled basis. For example, you can ask ChatGPT to create scheduled tasks for the following:
“Can you give me a briefing on AI news each afternoon?”
“Practice French with me daily”
“Remind me about my mom’s birthday”
Setting up a task
To open your scheduled tasks, click on your profile icon and click on Tasks in the pop-up menu.
If this is your first time setting up a task, you can select one of our suggested tasks or click on Try your own to set up a scheduled task:
You can also create a new task by asking ChatGPT. You’ll first need to select “ChatGPT with scheduled tasks” from the dropdown menu on the top of the screen. Then, ask ChatGPT to create a task like “Remind me about my mom’s birthday on March 13th”.
Once you submit your task to ChatGPT, you’ll be provided with the following confirmation:
If you need to disable or enable notifications on any of the mobile or desktop apps, you can do so from your Notifications settings on ChatGPT Web including Push notifications, Email, or both.
To edit or pause the task you created, click on the vertical three dots menu. You can also view all of your existing scheduled tasks by clicking on View all tasks.
Please note that you may need to update additional browser settings to enable Desktop notifications. If we detect that the necessary permissions are not enabled, you will see the following notice in your conversation:
Once you click Allow, your browser may provide a notification to enable necessary permissions. On Chrome, you will see the following:
If you would like to receive mobile push notifications on iOS or Android, try creating a task on your mobile device by selecting “ChatGPT with tasks” in the model selector. Then, after you have created your first scheduled task, ChatGPT will ask you for notification permissions.
Once you have granted mobile notification permission, task notifications will be delivered on any platform that you use ChatGPT.
Updating your task’s schedule and notifications
Scheduled tasks are supported on ChatGPT Web, iOS, Android, MacOS. Scheduled tasks on the Windows app will come later in Q1. Please note that the Tasks page—where you can view and manage all your scheduled tasks—is currently only available on ChatGPT Web.
If you need to disable notifications on any of the mobile or desktop apps, you can do so from your Notifications settings on ChatGPT Web. |
You can also update your tasks in the Tasks page in ChatGPT. To open your scheduled tasks, click on your profile icon then click on Tasks in the pop-up menu. Then, hover over the task you want to update and click on the pencil to update.
You can also click on the three-dots menu to Pause or Delete this task.
Once you click on the pencil, you can update your task’s Name, Instructions, and Schedule settings for your task. You can also update the schedule for your tasks by following up with a schedule in the conversation where you created the task.
If you select Custom Schedule, you’ll be provided a link to the tasks’ conversation so you can follow up with scheduling instructions.
Usage limitations for Tasks
Tasks in ChatGPT use GPT-4o, so your ChatGPT plan’s usage limits will also apply to tasks.
ChatGPT has a limit on 10 active tasks at any time. If you reach this limit, ChatGPT will not be able to create a new task unless you pause or delete an existing active task or it completes per its scheduled time.
Tasks in ChatGPT are currently in beta, and the following features and tools are not yet supported:
Voice chats
File Uploads
GPTs