Scheduled
Runs at the time or cadence you set and returns an output each time: briefings, reports and reminders with context.
Scheduled Tasks
Schedule the outcome—not the reminder
Let ChatGPT run useful work later, repeat it on a cadence, or keep checking until something meaningful changes.
RecurringMonitoringBriefings
Two kinds of automation
ScheduledProduces an output every run
↻MonitoringChecks repeatedly, alerts on change
!NotificationYou return only when needed
✓Pick the automation pattern
Monitoring
Checks repeatedly but only alerts when the condition becomes meaningful: availability, prices, results or status changes.
Create a task in four parts
Every weekday morning, summarize the important emails from the last 24 hours and flag anything that needs a response.
Automate stable, low-risk work first
Recurring instructions can become stale. Be cautious with tasks that send, delete, purchase or change information in another system.
Manage the task after it has been created
Scheduled work should be reviewed like any other recurring process because instructions, permissions and business conditions can change.
Use the Scheduled page
Review past and upcoming runs, edit the instructions, pause or resume the task, trigger a manual run or delete automation that is no longer useful.
The task runs without your device
A scheduled task runs separately from your presence in ChatGPT, so your computer does not need to remain on. It uses the saved instructions and tools available to that task.
Know the current boundaries
Scheduled Tasks do not inherit files stored in a Project, do not support every model or experience, and are not a webhook system for instant event-driven automation.