# OpenAI GPT-5 Pro — deprecation status

> Yes — OpenAI deprecated GPT-5 Pro on June 11, 2026 and shuts it down on December 11, 2026 (in 134 days). The recommended replacement is GPT-5.6 Sol.

The extended-compute tier of GPT-5, which spent far longer per request to buy accuracy on hard problems. It shipped two months after the base model and was deprecated on the same date, which is the useful lesson: a Pro tier does not get a longer life than the generation it belongs to.

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Provider | OpenAI |
| Model id | `gpt-5-pro` |
| Status | Deprecated |
| Aliases | `gpt-5-pro-2025-10-06` |
| Released | October 6, 2025 |
| Deprecated | June 11, 2026 |
| Shutdown | December 11, 2026 (in 134 days) |
| Last verified | July 30, 2026 |

## Replacement

- **GPT-5.6 Sol** (`gpt-5.6-sol`) · recommended — https://modeldeprecations.dev/openai/gpt-5.6-sol
  - Sol at a high reasoning_effort is the closest equivalent. There is no separate "-pro" id in the 5.6 generation — the compute dial moved into the request instead of the model name.
  - Parameters it accepts: https://modelparams.dev/models/openai/gpt-5.6-sol

```diff
- "model": "gpt-5-pro"
+ "model": "gpt-5.6-sol"
```

## FAQ

### When will OpenAI GPT-5 Pro shut down?

OpenAI GPT-5 Pro is scheduled to shut down on December 11, 2026, in 134 days.

### What replaces OpenAI GPT-5 Pro?

OpenAI recommends GPT-5.6 Sol (`gpt-5.6-sol`) as the replacement for OpenAI GPT-5 Pro. Sol at a high reasoning_effort is the closest equivalent. There is no separate "-pro" id in the 5.6 generation — the compute dial moved into the request instead of the model name.

### Is OpenAI GPT-5 Pro still available?

Yes, for now. OpenAI GPT-5 Pro is deprecated but still answers requests until December 11, 2026. Deprecated models get no further updates and are the first to lose capacity.

### How do I migrate from OpenAI GPT-5 Pro to gpt-5.6-sol?

Swap the model id in your API call: replace "gpt-5-pro" with "gpt-5.6-sol". Sol at a high reasoning_effort is the closest equivalent. There is no separate "-pro" id in the 5.6 generation — the compute dial moved into the request instead of the model name.

### Does this apply to gpt-5-pro-2025-10-06 too?

Yes. OpenAI GPT-5 Pro is also published as `gpt-5-pro-2025-10-06`; that id shares the same lifecycle dates as `gpt-5-pro`.

## Sources

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

---

Canonical page: https://modeldeprecations.dev/openai/gpt-5-pro
JSON: https://modeldeprecations.dev/api/v1/models/openai/gpt-5-pro.json