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  "name": "code-davinci-002",
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  "description": "The Codex model behind the original GitHub Copilot, and the shortest notice OpenAI has ever given: deprecated on March 20, 2023 and shut down three days later. The backlash from researchers who lost access mid-study is a large part of why every provider now publishes deprecation schedules months ahead.",
  "deprecated_on": "2023-03-20",
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      "provider": "openai",
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      "recommended": true,
      "note": "For code work today, gpt-5.3-codex is the direct descendant of this line. gpt-4o is what OpenAI named at the time.",
      "external": false
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "url": "https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/deprecations",
      "title": "OpenAI API deprecations",
      "accessed": "2026-07-30"
    }
  ],
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