AI models shutting down in 2026
72 models lose API access during 2026, across every provider we track. In date order, with the replacement each provider names. Every date is cited on the model's own page.
2026 shutdowns
Ordered by the day API access ends. A date marked earliest is the soonest a provider says it could retire the model, not a commitment.
| Model | Provider | Status | Shutdown | Replacement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Claude Opus 3
claude-3-opus-20240229
|
Anthropic | Retired |
January 5, 2026
207 days ago
|
claude-opus-4-8 |
|
codex-mini-latest
codex-mini-latest
|
OpenAI | Retired |
February 12, 2026
169 days ago
|
gpt-5-codex-mini |
|
ChatGPT-4o latest
chatgpt-4o-latest
|
OpenAI | Retired |
February 17, 2026
164 days ago
|
gpt-5.1-chat-latest |
|
Gemini 2.5 Flash (preview 09-25)
gemini-2.5-flash-preview-09-25
|
Retired |
February 17, 2026
164 days ago
|
gemini-3.6-flash | |
|
Claude Haiku 3.5
claude-3-5-haiku-20241022
|
Anthropic | Retired |
February 19, 2026
162 days ago
|
claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 |
|
Claude Sonnet 3.7
claude-3-7-sonnet-20250219
|
Anthropic | Retired |
February 19, 2026
162 days ago
|
claude-sonnet-4-6 |
|
Gemini 3 Pro (preview)
gemini-3-pro-preview
|
Retired |
March 9, 2026
144 days ago
|
gemini-3.1-pro-preview | |
|
GPT-4 (0314)
gpt-4-0314
|
OpenAI | Retired |
March 26, 2026
127 days ago
|
gpt-4 |
|
GPT-4 Turbo preview
gpt-4-turbo-preview
|
OpenAI | Retired |
March 26, 2026
127 days ago
|
gpt-5.6-sol |
|
GPT-4 Turbo preview (0125)
gpt-4-0125-preview
|
OpenAI | Retired |
March 26, 2026
127 days ago
|
gpt-5.6-sol |
|
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite (preview 09-2025)
gemini-2.5-flash-lite-preview-09-2025
|
Retired |
March 31, 2026
122 days ago
|
gemini-3.1-flash-lite | |
|
Claude Haiku 3
claude-3-haiku-20240307
|
Anthropic | Retired |
April 20, 2026
102 days ago
|
claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 |
|
GPT-4o Audio preview
gpt-4o-audio-preview
|
OpenAI | Retired |
May 7, 2026
85 days ago
|
gpt-audio-1.5 |
|
GPT-4o mini Audio preview
gpt-4o-mini-audio-preview
|
OpenAI | Retired |
May 7, 2026
85 days ago
|
gpt-audio-mini |
|
GPT-4o mini Realtime preview
gpt-4o-mini-realtime-preview
|
OpenAI | Retired |
May 7, 2026
85 days ago
|
gpt-realtime-mini |
|
GPT-4o Realtime preview
gpt-4o-realtime-preview
|
OpenAI | Retired |
May 7, 2026
85 days ago
|
gpt-realtime-1.5 |
|
DALL·E 2
dall-e-2
|
OpenAI | Retired |
May 12, 2026
80 days ago
|
gpt-image-2 |
|
DALL·E 3
dall-e-3
|
OpenAI | Retired |
May 12, 2026
80 days ago
|
gpt-image-2 |
|
Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite (preview)
gemini-3.1-flash-lite-preview
|
Retired |
May 25, 2026
67 days ago
|
gemini-3.1-flash-lite | |
|
Gemini 2.0 Flash
gemini-2.0-flash
|
Retired |
June 1, 2026
60 days ago
|
gemini-3.6-flash | |
|
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite
gemini-2.0-flash-lite
|
Retired |
June 1, 2026
60 days ago
|
gemini-3.1-flash-lite | |
|
Claude Opus 4
claude-opus-4-20250514
|
Anthropic | Retired |
June 15, 2026
46 days ago
|
claude-opus-4-8 |
|
Claude Sonnet 4
claude-sonnet-4-20250514
|
Anthropic | Retired |
June 15, 2026
46 days ago
|
claude-sonnet-4-6 |
|
Gemini 1.5 Flash
gemini-1.5-flash
|
Retired |
June 17, 2026
44 days ago
|
gemini-2.5-flash | |
|
Gemini 1.5 Pro
gemini-1.5-pro
|
Retired |
June 17, 2026
44 days ago
|
gemini-2.5-pro | |
|
computer-use-preview
computer-use-preview
|
OpenAI | Retired |
July 23, 2026
8 days ago
|
gpt-5.6-terra |
|
GPT Audio mini (2025-10-06)
gpt-audio-mini-2025-10-06
|
OpenAI | Retired |
July 23, 2026
8 days ago
|
gpt-audio-1.5 |
|
GPT Realtime mini (2025-10-06)
gpt-realtime-mini-2025-10-06
|
OpenAI | Retired |
July 23, 2026
8 days ago
|
gpt-realtime-2.1-mini |
|
GPT-4o mini search-preview
gpt-4o-mini-search-preview-2025-03-11
|
OpenAI | Retired |
July 23, 2026
8 days ago
|
gpt-5.6-terra |
|
GPT-4o search-preview
gpt-4o-search-preview-2025-03-11
|
OpenAI | Retired |
July 23, 2026
8 days ago
|
gpt-5.6-terra |
|
GPT-5 chat-latest
gpt-5-chat-latest
|
OpenAI | Retired |
July 23, 2026
8 days ago
|
gpt-5.6-sol |
|
GPT-5 Codex
gpt-5-codex
|
OpenAI | Retired |
July 23, 2026
8 days ago
|
gpt-5.6-sol |
|
GPT-5.1 chat-latest
gpt-5.1-chat-latest
|
OpenAI | Retired |
July 23, 2026
8 days ago
|
gpt-5.6-sol |
|
GPT-5.1 Codex
gpt-5.1-codex
|
OpenAI | Retired |
July 23, 2026
8 days ago
|
gpt-5.3-codex |
|
GPT-5.1 Codex Max
gpt-5.1-codex-max
|
OpenAI | Retired |
July 23, 2026
8 days ago
|
gpt-5.3-codex |
|
GPT-5.1 Codex mini
gpt-5.1-codex-mini
|
OpenAI | Retired |
July 23, 2026
8 days ago
|
gpt-5.6-terra |
|
GPT-5.2 Codex
gpt-5.2-codex
|
OpenAI | Retired |
July 23, 2026
8 days ago
|
gpt-5.3-codex |
|
o3-deep-research
o3-deep-research
|
OpenAI | Retired |
July 23, 2026
8 days ago
|
gpt-5.6-sol |
|
o4-mini-deep-research
o4-mini-deep-research
|
OpenAI | Retired |
July 23, 2026
8 days ago
|
gpt-5.6-sol |
|
Claude Opus 4.1
claude-opus-4-1-20250805
|
Anthropic | Deprecated |
August 5, 2026
in 5 days
|
claude-opus-4-8 |
|
GPT-5.2 chat-latest
gpt-5.2-chat-latest
|
OpenAI | Deprecated |
August 10, 2026
in 10 days
|
gpt-5.6-sol |
|
GPT-5.3 chat-latest
gpt-5.3-chat-latest
|
OpenAI | Deprecated |
August 10, 2026
in 10 days
|
gpt-5.6-sol |
|
babbage-002
babbage-002
|
OpenAI | Deprecated |
September 28, 2026
in 59 days
|
gpt-5.4-mini |
|
davinci-002
davinci-002
|
OpenAI | Deprecated |
September 28, 2026
in 59 days
|
gpt-5.4-mini |
|
GPT-3.5 Turbo (1106)
gpt-3.5-turbo-1106
|
OpenAI | Deprecated |
September 28, 2026
in 59 days
|
gpt-5.4-mini |
|
GPT-3.5 Turbo Instruct
gpt-3.5-turbo-instruct
|
OpenAI | Deprecated |
September 28, 2026
in 59 days
|
gpt-5.4-mini |
|
Claude Sonnet 4.5
claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929
|
Anthropic | Shutdown scheduled |
September 29, 2026 (earliest)
in 60 days
|
— |
|
Claude Haiku 4.5
claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
|
Anthropic | Shutdown scheduled |
October 15, 2026 (earliest)
in 76 days
|
— |
|
Gemini 2.5 Flash
gemini-2.5-flash
|
Shutdown scheduled |
October 16, 2026 (earliest)
in 77 days
|
gemini-3.6-flash | |
|
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite
gemini-2.5-flash-lite
|
Shutdown scheduled |
October 16, 2026 (earliest)
in 77 days
|
gemini-3.1-flash-lite | |
|
Gemini 2.5 Pro
gemini-2.5-pro
|
Shutdown scheduled |
October 16, 2026 (earliest)
in 77 days
|
gemini-3.1-pro-preview | |
|
GPT Image 1
gpt-image-1
|
OpenAI | Deprecated |
October 23, 2026
in 84 days
|
gpt-image-2 |
|
GPT-3.5 Turbo
gpt-3.5-turbo
|
OpenAI | Deprecated |
October 23, 2026
in 84 days
|
gpt-5.6-terra |
|
GPT-4
gpt-4
|
OpenAI | Deprecated |
October 23, 2026
in 84 days
|
gpt-5.6-sol |
|
GPT-4 Turbo
gpt-4-turbo
|
OpenAI | Deprecated |
October 23, 2026
in 84 days
|
gpt-5.6-sol |
|
GPT-4 Turbo preview (1106)
gpt-4-1106-preview
|
OpenAI | Deprecated |
October 23, 2026
in 84 days
|
gpt-5.6-sol |
|
GPT-4.1 nano
gpt-4.1-nano
|
OpenAI | Deprecated |
October 23, 2026
in 84 days
|
gpt-5.6-luna |
|
GPT-4o (2024-05-13)
gpt-4o-2024-05-13
|
OpenAI | Deprecated |
October 23, 2026
in 84 days
|
gpt-5.6-sol |
|
o1
o1
|
OpenAI | Deprecated |
October 23, 2026
in 84 days
|
gpt-5.6-sol |
|
o1-pro
o1-pro
|
OpenAI | Deprecated |
October 23, 2026
in 84 days
|
gpt-5.6-sol |
|
o3-mini
o3-mini
|
OpenAI | Deprecated |
October 23, 2026
in 84 days
|
gpt-5.6-sol |
|
o4-mini
o4-mini
|
OpenAI | Deprecated |
October 23, 2026
in 84 days
|
gpt-5.6-terra |
|
Claude Opus 4.5
claude-opus-4-5-20251101
|
Anthropic | Shutdown scheduled |
November 24, 2026 (earliest)
in 116 days
|
— |
|
ChatGPT Image latest
chatgpt-image-latest
|
OpenAI | Deprecated |
December 1, 2026
in 123 days
|
gpt-image-2 |
|
GPT Image 1 mini
gpt-image-1-mini
|
OpenAI | Deprecated |
December 1, 2026
in 123 days
|
gpt-image-2 |
|
GPT Image 1.5
gpt-image-1.5
|
OpenAI | Deprecated |
December 1, 2026
in 123 days
|
gpt-image-2 |
|
GPT-5
gpt-5
|
OpenAI | Deprecated |
December 11, 2026
in 133 days
|
gpt-5.6-sol |
|
GPT-5 mini
gpt-5-mini
|
OpenAI | Deprecated |
December 11, 2026
in 133 days
|
gpt-5.6-terra |
|
GPT-5 nano
gpt-5-nano
|
OpenAI | Deprecated |
December 11, 2026
in 133 days
|
gpt-5.6-luna |
|
GPT-5 Pro
gpt-5-pro
|
OpenAI | Deprecated |
December 11, 2026
in 133 days
|
gpt-5.6-sol |
|
o3
o3
|
OpenAI | Deprecated |
December 11, 2026
in 133 days
|
gpt-5.6-sol |
|
o3-pro
o3-pro
|
OpenAI | Deprecated |
December 11, 2026
in 133 days
|
gpt-5.6-sol |
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