GPT Migration
Custom GPTs are being retired. Check your GPT, export a portable bundle, and migrate instructions, knowledge files and actions without starting over.
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About
OpenAI plans to retire Custom GPTs and points users toward plugins. If your GPT runs a business workflow, you need a plan before it stops running. Start with the free migration checker, or read what is changing and when.
Complex bot? Ask about a done-for-you migration audit.
Source: OpenAI's Custom GPT retirement and migration FAQ. OpenAI says dates may change, so check the FAQ for your plan.
The path
Paste your GPT instructions, file list and Actions schema. Get a readiness report and a p…
What OpenAI has said about retiring Custom GPTs, the planned dates, and how to prepare yo…
Send us your GPT details and we will tell you what will break and what a rebuild involves.
Your main options after Custom GPTs: plugins, Projects, other assistant platforms, or you…
Start here
Copy your GPT instructions, conversation starters and settings so you have a clean backup.
Read GuideHow to Back Up Custom GPT Knowledge FilesKeep originals of every knowledge file and decide how they will be loaded after migration.
Read GuideHow to Migrate Custom GPT Actions and API CallsInventory every Action endpoint, authentication method and webhook before you rebuild.
Read GuideCustom GPT to Plugin Migration ChecklistA step-by-step checklist to move a Custom GPT without losing behavior.
Read GuideWhat Commonly Breaks When You Migrate a Custom GPTActions, tone, sharing settings and file handling are the usual trouble spots.
Read GuideHow to Move a Custom GPT to a Claude ProjectUse your exported instructions and files to recreate a GPT as a project-style workspace.
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FAQ
OpenAI lists December 11, 2026 as the planned retirement date, subject to change. Read the full answer
Existing GPTs stay usable until the retirement date, then stop running. Read the full answer
OpenAI points to plugins; other options include project workspaces and third-party builders. Read the full answer
You can copy instructions and keep your original files; the checker bundles them for you. Read the full answer
It stays usable until retirement but becomes read-only. Read the full answer
If your GPT uses Actions, webhooks or serves customers, an audit is worth it. Read the full answer
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Upload your GPT as a .zip and get a standalone chat page at gptmigrator.com/your-bot for $47/month. Bring your own OpenAI or Anthropic API key.
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