Brainstorm in ChatGPT chat, save Codex quota for coding

Melvin Vivas · X post · 2026-08-23 · Open on X

Topics: AI Dev Tools & Productivity · Level: beginner

Summary

The creator brainstorms product ideas in regular ChatGPT chat. He doesn't switch to Work mode even when ChatGPT suggests it, so his Codex usage stays available for coding. Plain ChatGPT can still create files and mockup images.

Key points

• Use regular ChatGPT chat to brainstorm product ideas
• Skip ChatGPT's suggestion to switch to Work so your Codex usage limits are kept for coding
• Regular ChatGPT can still create files and mockup images for early product ideas

Resources mentioned

• ChatGPT · tool · chatgpt.com · free · recommended by both Bashiri Smith & Melvin Vivas
  OpenAI's AI assistant (web, desktop and mobile apps), used for chat, coding, writing and image generation.
  Also in: Sign in with ChatGPT: Setting Usage Limits for Each App (Melvin Vivas on X · notes), Dots Demo: A Voice AI Agent Handling Travel Booking and Feedback Triage (Melvin Vivas on X · notes), ChatGPT Can Commit Code Directly to Your GitHub Repo (Melvin Vivas on X · notes), OpenAI Dots: Agents Inside ChatGPT That Debug, Fix, and Open PRs (Melvin Vivas on X · notes) and 23 more
• OpenAI Codex · tool · openai.com · paid
  OpenAI's coding agent. In the diagram it writes code, fixes review findings and drives the build loop. The creator also used it to make this video.
  Also in: An agent bot that installs and drives Codex on its own (Melvin Vivas on X · notes), Asking a Coder bot to install Codex (Melvin Vivas on X · notes), Sign in with ChatGPT: Setting Usage Limits for Each App (Melvin Vivas on X · notes), Codex Cloud Environments Must Be Saved & Published Before Use (Melvin Vivas on X · notes) and 240 more

Try this

• Brainstorm and mock up product ideas in regular ChatGPT and save Codex usage for coding