Free online clinic · December 1 and December 8, 2026
Two free clinics before custom GPTs retire.
Last updated · By Chris Tabb, founder · Sources checked November 13, 2026
§ 01
What we’ll cover
- How to inventory the custom GPTs you still rely on, and which ones to retire.
- OpenAI’s official path: My GPTs → Migrate to plugin, and when a Project is a better fit.
- What transfers (instructions, knowledge files, connected apps) and what doesn’t (custom actions, the selected model, sharing settings).
- The step most teams miss: the new plugin starts private, so you have to reshare it and replace any public GPT links.
Our honest take
Bring one GPT you’d like to keep. If you can’t, watch the walkthrough and ask about yours.
§ 02
How to join
Sign up with your name, work email, company, and a preferred date (or “either”). We’ll send a confirmation from hello@appearly.app, and we’ll email the joining link before the session. There is no meeting link on this page yet.
Add a session to your calendar: December 1 or December 8. Both run 12:00–12:45 PM Eastern Time.
§ 03
If you’d rather have it done
Custom GPT migration starting at $2,500, billed as a fixed fee after a short review of how many GPTs you have and whether they use custom actions. OpenAI seat costs are separate. Use the migration triage form if you want a quote, or come to the clinic first.
§ Reserve a seat
Sign up for a clinic
Both sessions are free, 45 minutes, and online. We’ll email the joining link before the session — it isn’t published yet, so don’t look for a meeting URL on this page. Appearly is not affiliated with OpenAI.
§ FAQ
Questions we hear
When are the clinics?
Tuesday, December 1, 2026 and Tuesday, December 8, 2026, both 12:00–12:45 PM Eastern Time, online.
Is there a cost?
No. The clinics are free. If you later want Appearly to migrate GPTs for you, custom GPT migration starts at a $2,500 fixed fee after a short review. Appearly is not affiliated with OpenAI.
Where is the joining link?
It isn’t published yet. After you sign up, we’ll email the joining link to the work email you give us, before the session.
When do custom GPTs retire?
OpenAI’s standard scheduled retirement is December 11, 2026. FedRAMP workspaces and Enterprise workspaces with a qualifying, approved deferral retire on February 11, 2027. That later date does not apply to every workspace.
What should I bring?
One custom GPT you want to keep, if you can, and a note of whether it uses custom actions. If you can’t join with a GPT on screen, you can still watch and ask questions.
Keep reading
Sources · checked November 13, 2026
- OpenAI Help Center: Custom GPT retirement and migration FAQ
- ChatGPT Learn: Moving your custom GPT workflows to plugins
OpenAI figures are OpenAI’s, quoted as published on the date checked. Appearly is not affiliated with OpenAI. ChatGPT is a trademark of OpenAI.