OpenAI’s much-anticipated GPT Store will not be released this year as originally planned, but will instead debut in early 2024, the company announced. The delay is likely due to the recent management shakeup that occurred in November, shortly after the initial announcement.
The news was first reported by Axios, which obtained the memo sent out to users and developers. The memo stated: “we are now preparing to launch the GPT Store early next year. While we had expected to launch it this month, a few unexpected things have been keeping us busy!” It also outlined some upcoming improvements to the new feature, such as a better configuration interface and debug messages.
We have reached out to OpenAI and others for further details and will update if they respond.
The planned launch of the store earlier this month garnered attention when it was officially announced at OpenAI’s Dev Day conference in November. While a working mockup of the store and some refined models called GPTs were available to test, there were still many unanswered questions.
During a Q&A session with interim CEO Sam Altman and CTO Mira Murati, the company’s strategy for the store in terms of charging customers and compensating developers was questioned. Their response essentially amounted to “we’ll see.”
Given the loose launch plan, and the distractions caused by the upheaval within the company, the delay comes as no surprise. With the holiday season fast approaching, the idea of rushing a major product launch while simultaneously navigating a new board and other issues was likely unviable.
For OpenAI customers, GPTs can still be created and shared with others directly, but they will not be publicly listed or eligible for any revenue-sharing arrangement (if one is implemented by OpenAI) until the store is officially launched.
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