OpenAI deprecated models
Every OpenAI model we track, split by where it is in its life: what is shutting down and when, what has already gone, and what is still safe to build on. 106 models, current as of September 11, 2026.
Shutting down
Announced shutdown dates, soonest first. These still answer requests until the date lands.
| Model | Status | Shutdown | Replacement |
|---|---|---|---|
|
babbage-002
babbage-002
|
Deprecated | September 28, 2026 | gpt-5.4-mini |
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davinci-002
davinci-002
|
Deprecated | September 28, 2026 | gpt-5.4-mini |
|
GPT-3.5 Turbo (1106)
gpt-3.5-turbo-1106
|
Deprecated | September 28, 2026 | gpt-5.4-mini |
|
GPT-3.5 Turbo Instruct
gpt-3.5-turbo-instruct
|
Deprecated | September 28, 2026 | gpt-5.4-mini |
|
GPT Image 1
gpt-image-1
|
Deprecated | October 23, 2026 | gpt-image-2 |
|
GPT-3.5 Turbo
gpt-3.5-turbo
|
Deprecated | October 23, 2026 | gpt-5.6-terra |
|
GPT-4
gpt-4
|
Deprecated | October 23, 2026 | gpt-5.6-sol |
|
GPT-4 Turbo
gpt-4-turbo
|
Deprecated | October 23, 2026 | gpt-5.6-sol |
|
GPT-4 Turbo preview (1106)
gpt-4-1106-preview
|
Deprecated | October 23, 2026 | gpt-5.6-sol |
|
GPT-4.1 nano
gpt-4.1-nano
|
Deprecated | October 23, 2026 | gpt-5.6-luna |
|
GPT-4o (2024-05-13)
gpt-4o-2024-05-13
|
Deprecated | October 23, 2026 | gpt-5.6-sol |
|
o1
o1
|
Deprecated | October 23, 2026 | gpt-5.6-sol |
|
o1-pro
o1-pro
|
Deprecated | October 23, 2026 | gpt-5.6-sol |
|
o3-mini
o3-mini
|
Deprecated | October 23, 2026 | gpt-5.6-sol |
|
o4-mini
o4-mini
|
Deprecated | October 23, 2026 | gpt-5.6-terra |
|
ChatGPT Image latest
chatgpt-image-latest
|
Deprecated | December 1, 2026 | gpt-image-2 |
|
GPT Image 1 mini
gpt-image-1-mini
|
Deprecated | December 1, 2026 | gpt-image-2 |
|
GPT Image 1.5
gpt-image-1.5
|
Deprecated | December 1, 2026 | gpt-image-2 |
|
GPT-5
gpt-5
|
Deprecated | December 11, 2026 | gpt-5.6-sol |
|
GPT-5 mini
gpt-5-mini
|
Deprecated | December 11, 2026 | gpt-5.6-terra |
|
GPT-5 nano
gpt-5-nano
|
Deprecated | December 11, 2026 | gpt-5.6-luna |
|
GPT-5 Pro
gpt-5-pro
|
Deprecated | December 11, 2026 | gpt-5.6-sol |
|
o3
o3
|
Deprecated | December 11, 2026 | gpt-5.6-sol |
|
o3-pro
o3-pro
|
Deprecated | December 11, 2026 | gpt-5.6-sol |
|
GPT Audio
gpt-audio
|
Deprecated | January 20, 2027 | gpt-audio-1.5 |
|
GPT Audio mini
gpt-audio-mini
|
Deprecated | January 20, 2027 | gpt-audio-1.5 |
|
GPT Realtime
gpt-realtime
|
Deprecated | January 20, 2027 | gpt-realtime-2.1 |
|
GPT Realtime mini
gpt-realtime-mini
|
Deprecated | January 20, 2027 | gpt-realtime-2.1-mini |
|
GPT-4o mini Transcribe (2025-03-20)
gpt-4o-mini-transcribe-2025-03-20
|
Deprecated | January 20, 2027 | gpt-4o-mini-transcribe-2025-12-15 |
Retired
Already removed. Requests to these models fail.
| Model | Status | Shutdown | Replacement |
|---|---|---|---|
|
GPT-5.2 chat-latest
gpt-5.2-chat-latest
|
Retired | August 10, 2026 | gpt-5.6-sol |
|
GPT-5.3 chat-latest
gpt-5.3-chat-latest
|
Retired | August 10, 2026 | gpt-5.6-sol |
|
computer-use-preview
computer-use-preview
|
Retired | July 23, 2026 | gpt-5.6-terra |
|
GPT Audio mini (2025-10-06)
gpt-audio-mini-2025-10-06
|
Retired | July 23, 2026 | gpt-audio-1.5 |
|
GPT Realtime mini (2025-10-06)
gpt-realtime-mini-2025-10-06
|
Retired | July 23, 2026 | gpt-realtime-2.1-mini |
|
GPT-4o mini search-preview
gpt-4o-mini-search-preview-2025-03-11
|
Retired | July 23, 2026 | gpt-5.6-terra |
|
GPT-4o search-preview
gpt-4o-search-preview-2025-03-11
|
Retired | July 23, 2026 | gpt-5.6-terra |
|
GPT-5 chat-latest
gpt-5-chat-latest
|
Retired | July 23, 2026 | gpt-5.6-sol |
|
GPT-5 Codex
gpt-5-codex
|
Retired | July 23, 2026 | gpt-5.6-sol |
|
GPT-5.1 chat-latest
gpt-5.1-chat-latest
|
Retired | July 23, 2026 | gpt-5.6-sol |
|
GPT-5.1 Codex
gpt-5.1-codex
|
Retired | July 23, 2026 | gpt-5.3-codex |
|
GPT-5.1 Codex Max
gpt-5.1-codex-max
|
Retired | July 23, 2026 | gpt-5.3-codex |
|
GPT-5.1 Codex mini
gpt-5.1-codex-mini
|
Retired | July 23, 2026 | gpt-5.6-terra |
|
GPT-5.2 Codex
gpt-5.2-codex
|
Retired | July 23, 2026 | gpt-5.3-codex |
|
o3-deep-research
o3-deep-research
|
Retired | July 23, 2026 | gpt-5.6-sol |
|
o4-mini-deep-research
o4-mini-deep-research
|
Retired | July 23, 2026 | gpt-5.6-sol |
|
DALL·E 2
dall-e-2
|
Retired | May 12, 2026 | gpt-image-2 |
|
DALL·E 3
dall-e-3
|
Retired | May 12, 2026 | gpt-image-2 |
|
GPT-4o Audio preview
gpt-4o-audio-preview
|
Retired | May 7, 2026 | gpt-audio-1.5 |
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GPT-4o mini Audio preview
gpt-4o-mini-audio-preview
|
Retired | May 7, 2026 | gpt-audio-mini |
|
GPT-4o mini Realtime preview
gpt-4o-mini-realtime-preview
|
Retired | May 7, 2026 | gpt-realtime-mini |
|
GPT-4o Realtime preview
gpt-4o-realtime-preview
|
Retired | May 7, 2026 | gpt-realtime-1.5 |
|
GPT-4 (0314)
gpt-4-0314
|
Retired | March 26, 2026 | gpt-4 |
|
GPT-4 Turbo preview
gpt-4-turbo-preview
|
Retired | March 26, 2026 | gpt-5.6-sol |
|
GPT-4 Turbo preview (0125)
gpt-4-0125-preview
|
Retired | March 26, 2026 | gpt-5.6-sol |
|
ChatGPT-4o latest
chatgpt-4o-latest
|
Retired | February 17, 2026 | gpt-5.1-chat-latest |
|
codex-mini-latest
codex-mini-latest
|
Retired | February 12, 2026 | gpt-5-codex-mini |
|
o1-mini
o1-mini
|
Retired | October 27, 2025 | o4-mini |
|
text-moderation-007
text-moderation-007
|
Retired | October 27, 2025 | omni-moderation |
|
GPT-4o Audio preview (2024-10-01)
gpt-4o-audio-preview-2024-10-01
|
Retired | October 10, 2025 | gpt-audio-1.5 |
|
GPT-4o Realtime preview (2024-10-01)
gpt-4o-realtime-preview-2024-10-01
|
Retired | October 10, 2025 | gpt-realtime-1.5 |
|
o1-preview
o1-preview
|
Retired | July 28, 2025 | o3 |
|
GPT-4.5 preview
gpt-4.5-preview
|
Retired | July 14, 2025 | gpt-4.1 |
|
GPT-4 32k
gpt-4-32k
|
Retired | June 6, 2025 | gpt-4o |
|
GPT-4 Vision preview
gpt-4-vision-preview
|
Retired | December 6, 2024 | gpt-4o |
|
GPT-3.5 Turbo (0301)
gpt-3.5-turbo-0301
|
Retired | September 13, 2024 | gpt-3.5-turbo |
|
GPT-3.5 Turbo (0613)
gpt-3.5-turbo-0613
|
Retired | September 13, 2024 | gpt-3.5-turbo |
|
ada
ada
|
Retired | January 4, 2024 | babbage-002 |
|
babbage
babbage
|
Retired | January 4, 2024 | babbage-002 |
|
curie
curie
|
Retired | January 4, 2024 | davinci-002 |
|
davinci
davinci
|
Retired | January 4, 2024 | davinci-002 |
|
text-ada-001
text-ada-001
|
Retired | January 4, 2024 | gpt-3.5-turbo-instruct |
|
text-babbage-001
text-babbage-001
|
Retired | January 4, 2024 | gpt-3.5-turbo-instruct |
|
text-curie-001
text-curie-001
|
Retired | January 4, 2024 | gpt-3.5-turbo-instruct |
|
text-davinci-001
text-davinci-001
|
Retired | January 4, 2024 | gpt-3.5-turbo-instruct |
|
text-davinci-002
text-davinci-002
|
Retired | January 4, 2024 | gpt-3.5-turbo-instruct |
|
text-davinci-003
text-davinci-003
|
Retired | January 4, 2024 | gpt-3.5-turbo-instruct |
|
code-davinci-002
code-davinci-002
|
Retired | March 23, 2023 | gpt-4o |
Active
No deprecation and no shutdown date announced as of the last check.
| Model | Status | Shutdown | Replacement |
|---|---|---|---|
|
GPT Audio 1.5
gpt-audio-1.5
|
Active | — | — |
|
GPT Image 2
gpt-image-2
|
Active | — | — |
|
GPT Realtime 1.5
gpt-realtime-1.5
|
Active | — | — |
|
GPT Realtime 2.1
gpt-realtime-2.1
|
Active | — | — |
|
GPT Realtime 2.1 mini
gpt-realtime-2.1-mini
|
Active | — | — |
|
GPT-4.1
gpt-4.1
|
Active | — | — |
|
GPT-4.1 mini
gpt-4.1-mini
|
Active | — | — |
|
GPT-4o
gpt-4o
|
Active | — | — |
|
GPT-4o mini
gpt-4o-mini
|
Active | — | — |
|
GPT-4o mini Transcribe (2025-12-15)
gpt-4o-mini-transcribe-2025-12-15
|
Active | — | — |
|
GPT-4o Transcribe
gpt-4o-transcribe
|
Active | — | — |
|
GPT-5 Codex mini
gpt-5-codex-mini
|
Active | — | — |
|
GPT-5.3 Codex
gpt-5.3-codex
|
Active | — | — |
|
GPT-5.3 Codex Spark
gpt-5.3-codex-spark
|
Active | — | — |
|
GPT-5.4
gpt-5.4
|
Active | — | — |
|
GPT-5.4 mini
gpt-5.4-mini
|
Active | — | — |
|
GPT-5.4 nano
gpt-5.4-nano
|
Active | — | — |
|
GPT-5.4 Pro
gpt-5.4-pro
|
Active | — | — |
|
GPT-5.5
gpt-5.5
|
Active | — | — |
|
GPT-5.5 Pro
gpt-5.5-pro
|
Active | — | — |
|
GPT-5.6 Luna
gpt-5.6-luna
|
Active | — | — |
|
GPT-5.6 Sol
gpt-5.6-sol
|
Active | — | — |
|
GPT-5.6 Terra
gpt-5.6-terra
|
Active | — | — |
|
gpt-oss-120b
gpt-oss-120b
|
Active | — | — |
|
gpt-oss-20b
gpt-oss-20b
|
Active | — | — |
|
omni-moderation
omni-moderation
|
Active | — | — |
|
text-embedding-3-large
text-embedding-3-large
|
Active | — | — |
|
text-embedding-3-small
text-embedding-3-small
|
Active | — | — |
|
text-embedding-ada-002
text-embedding-ada-002
|
Active | — | text-embedding-3-small |
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