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OpenAI has issued a notice to ChatGPT Classic users announcing that the app will be retired on January 30, 2027. According to 9to5Mac, users' chat histories will be preserved through the migration, and OpenAI is directing users to download the new desktop app. cnBeta also reported that the ChatGPT Classic app will officially cease service on January 30, 2027, with chat histories migrating to the new ChatGPT app. The report also noted that the new app has integrated ChatGPT chat, Work, and Codex into a single interface, and that OpenAI will test a unified Chat and Work experience with a small group of users in the coming weeks, ultimately eliminating the Work tab. There is currently no further progress following the retirement.
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OpenAI will discontinue the ChatGPT Classic app on January 30, 2027
OpenAI has announced that the ChatGPT Classic app will officially cease service on January 30, 2027, and users' chat histories will be migrated to the new ChatGPT app. The new app has already integrated ChatGPT chat, Work, and Codex into a single interface, and OpenAI will also test a unified Chat and Work experience with a small group of users in the coming weeks, ultimately eliminating the Work tab.
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ChatGPT Classic Officially Announced "Retirement," Service to End in Late January 2027
OpenAI has notified ChatGPT Classic users that the legacy desktop app will cease service on January 30, 2027, and that complete chat histories will be migrated to the new ChatGPT along with their accounts. The new desktop app integrates three parts: Chat, ChatGPT Work, and Codex, with Codex still retained as a standalone experience. OpenAI also plans to merge the usage quotas for ChatGPT and Codex into a shared allowance, and in the coming weeks will open a combined Chat and Work test to a small subset of users.
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OpenAI will discontinue ChatGPT Classic on January 30, 2027, and will test merging Chat and…
OpenAI has notified users that the old ChatGPT Classic app will officially cease service on January 30, 2027, and chat history will be migrated to the new ChatGPT app. OpenAI will also, over the coming weeks, test with a small subset of users the experience of merging Chat and Work into a unified interface; previously, President Greg Brockman acknowledged that the new interface is "indeed a bit confusing."
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OpenAI will retire ChatGPT Classic on January 30, 2027, and is testing Chat and…
OpenAI is notifying ChatGPT Classic users that the app will be retired on January 30, 2027; chat history will be preserved through the migration, and users are being guided to download the new desktop app. OpenAI will also test a merged Chat and Work experience with a small group of users in the coming weeks, allowing conversational features and Work's advanced capabilities to be used in the same interface, while Codex remains a separate experience within the desktop app. During the transition, OpenAI plans to introduce shared usage quotas for ChatGPT and Codex, replacing the previous separate limits.
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