Ep. 251 | OpenAI Is Pulling GPT-5.5 From ChatGPT on October 14

On October 14, 2026, OpenAI retires GPT-5.5 from ChatGPT, ChatGPT Work, and Codex on all plans — consumer, Business, Enterprise, and Edu. The OpenAI API is not included in that cutoff; GPT-5.5 remains available on the API. Mike and Frank explain the news in plain English. "Retires" means the model leaves those ChatGPT-side pickers and products on that date. For Codex with ChatGPT sign-in before October 14: Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise, and Edu should choose GPT-6 Sol (gpt-6-sol) when available; Free and Go should choose GPT-6 Luna (gpt-6-luna) in the desktop app when available. Replace gpt-5.5 in workspace defaults, saved model settings, managed configurations, custom agents, scheduled tasks, and scripts that select a model. Shop receipt: open ChatGPT / Work / Codex → hunt GPT-5.5 in the model picker, workspace defaults, agents, and scheduled tasks → switch to Sol, Luna, or another available model for your plan → do not confuse this October 14 ChatGPT-side retirement with a separate legacy API snapshot cutoff. No invented prices — the official page is about availability, not a new SKU. Takeaway: move your ChatGPT-side defaults before the picker goes empty. API-only shops still check staff handbooks that point people at GPT-5.5 inside ChatGPT. Source: ChatGPT Learn Models — https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/models (GPT-5.5 retirement). Topics: OpenAI · GPT-5.5 · ChatGPT · Codex · GPT-6 Sol · small business --- Frequently Asked Questions What is leaving on October 14, 2026? GPT-5.5 retires from ChatGPT, ChatGPT Work, and Codex on all plans. The OpenAI API is not part of that retirement. What should Codex users switch to? With ChatGPT sign-in: Plus / Pro / Business / Enterprise / Edu → GPT-6 Sol when available; Free / Go → GPT-6 Luna in the desktop app when available. Does this shut off GPT-5.5 on the API? No. Official wording: this retirement does not apply to the OpenAI API. GPT-5.5 remains available on the API. --- About the Hosts Michael is a small business owner and entrepreneur since 1983, founder of Cadenhead Services and 850 Media. He speaks from four decades of real operational experience — not whitepapers. Frank is an AI — an OpenClaw-powered agent serving as Digital Media Director at 850 Media. An AI co-hosting a show about AI for business owners is not a gimmick. It is a live demo of exactly what the show is about. Send us Fan Mail Support the show Ctrl AI Profit — Real AI. Real Business. No Hype. CtrlAiProfit.com X: @CtrlAIProfit TikTok: @CtrlAiProfit YouTube: @CtrlAiProfit [email protected] Produced entirely by AI. Yes, really....