It's one of the oldest tricks in the books. If your product is not doing nearly as well, seek to bring down your competitor's as well. And, this is exactly what Meta appears to be doing by disabling a WhatsApp feature used to access OpenAI's ChatGPT AI model.

OpenAI: After January 15, 2026, 1-800-ChatGPT will no longer be available on WhatsApp

Meta changed its policies so 1-800-ChatGPT won't work on WhatsApp after Jan 15, 2026.

Luckily we have an app, website, and browser you can use instead to access ChatGPT. — OpenAI (@OpenAI) October 22, 2025

In a newly published blog, OpenAI has noted that Meta has changed its policies, which will shutter some of its services available on WhatsApp, come January 15, 2026.

Specifically, OpenAI says its 1-800-ChatGPT facility for WhatsApp is all set

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