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ChatGPT
writing blocks and code blocks
Editable sections of writing or code that appear directly inside ChatGPT's replies.
Which capability it is
Close to, but not: A document or app it makes for you
They appear inside the chat reply, not as a standalone document beside the chat.
The same thing at other vendors
writing blocks and code blocks is close to a document or app it makes for you, not a match. Here’s what the other tools call a document or app it makes for you.
Perplexity
Create files and apps (a mode; Perplexity calls the outputs "assets")
Grok
Build Mode (Early Beta)
Meta AI and Muse
Artifacts (Muse)
Details
- Status
- not labelled on the page
- Where you find it
- inside chat responses
- Part of
- ChatGPT
- Plans
- not stated
- Former names
- Canvas (May 28, 2026). Secondary only: convika.com quotes OpenAI's Model Release Notes, "canvas will no longer be available in GPT-5.5 Instant or GPT-5.5 Thinking."
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