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Extended Thinking Feature Access Issues

BACKGROUND
2 SIGNALSFIRST DETECTED 22 May 2026UPDATED 20 October 2026
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How the story developed
17 Jun
Where is extended thinking?
OPINION · WHERE · ChatGPT
Other feeds and industry voices
23 Apr
Was extended thinking removed from ChatGPT 5.5 on the Mac OS app?

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Just wondering. It disappeared today for me.</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> &#32; submitted by &#32; <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/migueels">

OPINION · WHEN · OpenAIOPEN STORY
16 Jul
Did they get rid of thinking mode?

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I’ve noticed after the new update on the IOS app the only two options for chat modes are work and chat. Am I missing something </p> </div><!--

OPINION · WHAT · ChatGPTOPEN STORY
19 Oct
PSA: ChatGPT intentionally swaps selected model from 5.6 to 6

<table> <tr><td> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/OpenAI/comments/1xa60rq/psa_chatgpt_intentionally_swaps_selected_model/"> <img alt="PSA: ChatGPT intentionally swaps selected

OPINION · WHAT · OpenAIOPEN STORY
4 May
No thinking time reported and answers are completely instant... anyone else?

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>As the title says. I'm getting absolutely no thinking time reported on my prompts, and the answers are coming out completely instant. It feels

OPINION · WHO · ChatGPTOPEN STORY
22 May
What are the equivalents for thinking with the new model selector?

<table> <tr><td> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/ChatGPT/comments/1tk4huc/what_are_the_equivalents_for_thinking_with_the/"> <img alt="What are the equivalents for thinking with

OPINION · WHAT · ChatGPTOPEN STORY
10 Jun
Search, Thinking and Image Generation are now under "plugins"

<table> <tr><td> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/OpenAI/comments/1u2b4d2/search_thinking_and_image_generation_are_now/"> <img alt="Search, Thinking and Image Generation are now

OPINION · WHAT · OpenAIOPEN STORY
26 Apr
Can I enable thinking some other way?

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>After upgrading to gpt plus from standard, the thinking mode disappeared and got replaced with deep research quizzes etc. Now whenever I need it

OPINION · WHAT · OpenAIOPEN STORY
8 Apr
You can no longer give input to ChatGPT Pro while it's thinking.

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Earlier today and all other times I've used it, while I had it set to Pro, and it's currently thinking, I could give it input using the text box.

OPINION · WHEN · OpenAIOPEN STORY
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