OpenAI is retiring its legacy Deep Research mode tomorrow. Here is what to do in the next 24 hours👇

1. Log into ChatGPT and confirm you are on the updated Deep Research

mode, not the legacy version. If you are still on the old interface,

you will lose access after March 26 and your research workflows will

break.

2. Run one real market research query in the updated Deep Research

before you do anything else today. The tool does multi-step research

across multiple sources and delivers a cited report. The best first

test is a competitor analysis or a customer pain point scan in your

industry.

3. The updated Deep Research produces structured, citable reports. Do

not close the tab when it is done. Copy the output into a working

document and tag it with the date and the query you ran. Build a habit

of saving these outputs.

4. If you have never used Deep Research for competitor analysis, today

is the day. The tool can replace hours of manual scanning across

competitor websites, social media, and public reviews. The prompt

structure that works best leads with your business context before the

research question.

5. The legacy Deep Research mode is going away because the new version

is better. Faster synthesis, better source attribution, more reliable

outputs. If you have been avoiding the switch because the old version

was working fine, this is not a downgrade. It is the version you

should have been using already.

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