Build your own version of a colleague's site
OpenAI announced on its official X account on Nov. 6 (Nov. 7 Japan time) that it had begun rolling out "Remix," a feature for building your own version of a site created by a colleague, to accounts on ChatGPT's business plans "Business" and "Enterprise." Telling ChatGPT what you want to change produces your own version, and you can then keep editing the copy in chat, it said.
Your teammate built a great site. Naturally, you have notes. With Remix, make your own version of a site by telling ChatGPT what you would like to change. Then keep editing your copy in chat. Now rolling out to ChatGPT Business and Enterprise accounts.
The text of the post does not name a product. U.S.-based RuntimeWire reported that it is a feature of "ChatGPT Sites," which lets users build and publish sites in ChatGPT.
The video attached to the post is a demo using "Waypoint," a site that guides users through a travel policy. The site's menu has a "Remix" option, and the processing log shows "used Sites." The screen shows "Remix Waypoint - Travel policy guide into a new site." followed by "I will make a new copy of Waypoint and translate the guide into French." The demo shows a flow that keeps the design and the sample policy rules and turns the new copy into French. The video ends with a request to publish being typed in the same chat. Whether the request was carried out and publishing completed could not be confirmed, and continued editing could be confirmed only up to the point where an additional instruction is typed.
After co-editing, users can now have a separate version
ChatGPT Sites began a trial for business customers in June and became a public beta in July. On Aug. 20, it became possible to add members of the same workspace (the environment of a contracting organization) as editors. Editors can update and save the site, and after the owner first publishes it, they can publish new versions to the same URL. Sharing scope, settings, analytics, ownership, version restoration and editor management remain with the owner.
Co-editing is a system for members to revise a single site. OpenAI describes Remix with the words "your own version" and "copy," making it possible to have a separate version based on a colleague's site.
- ChatGPT Sites trial for business customers beginsOfficial
- Public beta; public sharing by URL becomes possible on BusinessOfficial
- Members of the same workspace can be added as editorsOfficial
- OpenAI says more than 5 million sites were created in three months since launch (according to RuntimeWire)Report
- Supported connected apps become available on private sitesOfficial
- General availability for Enterprise (according to AlphaSignal)Report
- Remix begins rolling out to Business and EnterpriseOfficial
Effect on original site not stated
The post does not say that changes to the copy do not affect the original site. OpenAI's Sites documentation does not describe Remix in any of its sections: overview, creating, data and connections, publishing and sharing, managing, or administration. No Remix entry could be found in the help center or release notes either, within what could be checked by search.
As a result, the following points have not been confirmed. It is unclear whether view permission alone is enough to Remix a site, or whether owners can choose to allow or prohibit it. It has also not been disclosed whether the copy inherits user data stored on the site, uploaded files, or secrets such as API keys. Whether later updates to the original site are reflected in the copy is also unknown.
In the demo in the post's video, after a "Publishing Private Site Version" message, the card for the new copy showed a lock icon and "Only visible to you." The original site was labeled "Public." This is the screen from a single demo, and it is unclear whether being visible only to the user is the default behavior or applies in every case. The video also does not confirm that the original site remains unchanged or how far the copy inherits permissions.
Lovable and Replit document what they do not copy
AI app-building services Lovable and Replit also have features under the same "Remix" name that copy existing apps. Both companies explain in their documentation that changes to the copy do not affect the original, and list what is not carried over.
| Item | Lovable | Replit | ChatGPT Remix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Effect on original | None | None | Not stated |
| Database | Copies the structure, not the records | Creates a new database; if the original has set it up, users can choose to copy the data | Not stated |
| Secrets | Not copied | Names only; values left empty (except for your own apps) | Not stated |
| Publishing status | Starts unpublished | Starts private; deployments not copied | Not stated; in the video demo, visible only to the user right after creation |
| Custom domains | Not copied | Not copied | Not stated |
| External service connections | Not carried over | Not copied | Not stated |
For Business and Enterprise; pricing not mentioned in post
The post names Business and Enterprise accounts as eligible. The rollout has only begun, and the post does not say when it will be completed or in which regions. ChatGPT Sites itself is offered as a public beta on the eligible Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise and Edu plans, but the post does not mention Plus, Pro or Edu.
In Business workspaces, Sites is enabled by default. In Enterprise, sites cannot be created unless an administrator enables it for the workspace or by role. Public sharing on the internet is also disabled by default in Enterprise. Whether Remix has dedicated administrator settings has not been confirmed.
The post does not mention pricing. According to OpenAI's help center, creating and editing sites counts toward usage of Codex (AI coding tool), while usage for running, hosting, traffic and storage of sites is handled separately. Hosting fees for Enterprise are currently waived, but there are limits on usage and storage. Whether creating a copy with Remix is treated the same way is not stated.
Managing copies as they multiply is the focus
Connected apps in Sites read data using the visitor's own connections and permissions. OpenAI's documentation says that sharing a site does not give access to the creator's connected accounts. The documentation does not say whether the same principle applies to copies.
Sites can store structured data and files. OpenAI said on Sept. 11 that more than 5 million sites had been created in the three months since Sites launched. RuntimeWire pointed out that this figure does not indicate repeat use. If Remix spreads, the number of internal sites may also grow, and for businesses adopting it, the focus will be on what copies inherit and who manages them.
