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gpt-5.6-luna
GPT-5.6 Luna (OpenAI)
Active
No — GPT-5.6 Luna is not deprecated as of July 30, 2026. OpenAI has announced neither a deprecation nor a shutdown date for it.
The smallest and cheapest model of the GPT-5.6 generation, the slot GPT-4.1 nano used to occupy. OpenAI names it as the replacement for gpt-4.1-nano, so it inherits the classification, extraction and routing workloads that never needed a frontier model in the first place.
The facts
| Provider | OpenAI |
|---|---|
| Model id | gpt-5.6-luna |
| Released | — |
| Deprecated | not deprecated |
| Shutdown | not published |
| Status | Active |
| Last verified | July 30, 2026 |
Frequently asked questions
- Is OpenAI GPT-5.6 Luna still available?
- Yes. OpenAI GPT-5.6 Luna is active and fully supported as of July 30, 2026.
Models that migrate here
OpenAI names GPT-5.6 Luna as the replacement for 2 models.
Sources
- OpenAI API deprecations · developers.openai.com · accessed July 30, 2026
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