OpenAI ends the ChatGPT plugins beta, replacing it with GPTs
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ChatGPT plugins beta ended, replaced by GPTs
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The first large-scale tool ecosystem, folded after just one year; a sign that schema-based function calling outlasts a loose marketplace
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Officialhelp.openai.comhttps://help.openai.com/en/articles/8988022-winding-down-the-chatgpt-plugins-betaAdded in Week 35, 2026 · See that week
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