An Open Letter to OpenAI: Please Don’t Eliminate Custom GPTs Until You Have a REAL Replacement

An open letter to OpenAI expresses concern over the decision to retire custom GPTs, arguing that the assumption of replacement by Plugins, Skills, Projects, Apps, and Workspace Agents is flawed. While individual GPT features like instructions and files can be recreated using Skills and Projects, and Workspace Agents offer more autonomy, the letter contends that a true, comprehensive replacement does not yet exist. It urges OpenAI to retain the no-code layer and the existing architecture until a real replacement is available, ensuring businesses can continue their current operations without needing software developers or facing weaker governance.

This open letter uniquely argues that OpenAI's proposed replacements for custom GPTs are insufficient, unlike other discussions that focus on specific feature migrations.