# OpenAI curie — deprecation status

> Yes — curie is retired. OpenAI deprecated it on July 6, 2023 and shut it down on January 4, 2024; API requests to it now fail. The recommended replacement is davinci-002.

The mid-size GPT-3 base model, roughly a tenth of davinci's price and the usual choice for classification once you had few-shot examples that worked. Its January 2024 shutdown removed the middle of the GPT-3 size ladder.

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Provider | OpenAI |
| Model id | `curie` |
| Status | Retired |
| Released | June 11, 2020 |
| Deprecated | July 6, 2023 |
| Shutdown | January 4, 2024 (938 days ago) |
| Last verified | July 30, 2026 |

## Replacement

- **davinci-002** (`davinci-002`) · recommended — https://modeldeprecations.dev/openai/davinci-002
  - OpenAI collapsed four sizes into two. There is no curie-sized base model on the platform now.
  - Parameters it accepts: https://modelparams.dev/models/openai/davinci-002

```diff
- "model": "curie"
+ "model": "davinci-002"
```

## FAQ

### When did OpenAI curie shut down?

OpenAI curie shut down on January 4, 2024. API requests to it fail from that date onward.

### What replaces OpenAI curie?

OpenAI recommends davinci-002 (`davinci-002`) as the replacement for OpenAI curie. OpenAI collapsed four sizes into two. There is no curie-sized base model on the platform now.

### Is OpenAI curie still available?

No. OpenAI curie is retired and no longer served — it was shut down on January 4, 2024. Calls to it return an error.

### How do I migrate from OpenAI curie to davinci-002?

Swap the model id in your API call: replace "curie" with "davinci-002". OpenAI collapsed four sizes into two. There is no curie-sized base model on the platform now.

## Sources

- [OpenAI API deprecations](https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/deprecations) — accessed 2026-07-30

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