OpenAI model deprecations and retirement dates
32 upcoming OpenAI model shutdowns, from the official deprecations page, with days left and the recommended replacement.
Upcoming shutdowns
| Shutdown | Days left | Model | Provider | Replacement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 days left | chatgpt-image-latestchatgpt-image-latest | OpenAI | gpt-image-2.5-sunburst or gpt-image-2.5-flare | |
| 27 days left | gpt-image-1.5gpt-image-1.5 +1 | OpenAI | gpt-image-2.5-sunburst or gpt-image-2.5-flare | |
| 27 days left | gpt-image-1-minigpt-image-1-mini | OpenAI | gpt-image-2.5-sunburst or gpt-image-2.5-flare | |
| 37 days left | GPT-5gpt-5 +1 | OpenAI | gpt-5.6-sol | |
| 37 days left | GPT-5 Minigpt-5-mini +1 | OpenAI | gpt-5.6-terra | |
| 37 days left | GPT-5 Nanogpt-5-nano +1 | OpenAI | gpt-5.6-luna | |
| 37 days left | GPT-5 Progpt-5-pro +1 | OpenAI | gpt-5.6-sol (reasoning.mode: pro) | |
| 37 days left | o3o3 +1 | OpenAI | gpt-5.6-sol | |
| 37 days left | o3-proo3-pro +1 | OpenAI | gpt-5.6-sol (reasoning.mode: pro) | |
| 63 days left | GPT-4o mini TTSgpt-4o-mini-tts +2 | OpenAI | gpt-realtime-2.1-mini | |
| 63 days left | tts-1tts-1 | OpenAI | gpt-realtime-2.1-mini | |
| 63 days left | tts-1-hdtts-1-hd | OpenAI | gpt-realtime-2.1-mini | |
| 71 days left | GPT-4.1gpt-4.1-2025-04-14 | OpenAI | gpt-6-luna | |
| 71 days left | GPT-4.1 minigpt-4.1-mini-2025-04-14 | OpenAI | gpt-6-luna | |
| 71 days left | GPT-4ogpt-4o-2024-08-06 +1 | OpenAI | gpt-6-luna | |
| 71 days left | GPT-4o minigpt-4o-mini-2024-07-18 | OpenAI | gpt-6-luna | |
| 77 days left | GPT-4o audiogpt-4o-audio | OpenAI | gpt-audio-1.5 | |
| 77 days left | GPT-4o mini audiogpt-4o-mini-audio | OpenAI | gpt-audio-1.5 | |
| 77 days left | GPT-4o mini realtimegpt-4o-mini-realtime | OpenAI | gpt-realtime-2.1-mini | |
| 77 days left | GPT-4o mini transcribegpt-4o-mini-transcribe-2025-03-20 | OpenAI | gpt-4o-mini-transcribe-2025-12-15 | |
| 77 days left | GPT-4o realtimegpt-4o-realtime | OpenAI | gpt-realtime-2.1 | |
| 77 days left | gpt-audiogpt-audio +1 | OpenAI | gpt-audio-1.5 | |
| 77 days left | gpt-audio-minigpt-audio-mini +1 | OpenAI | gpt-audio-1.5 | |
| 77 days left | gpt-realtimegpt-realtime +1 | OpenAI | gpt-realtime-2.1 | |
| 77 days left | gpt-realtime-minigpt-realtime-mini +1 | OpenAI | gpt-realtime-2.1-mini | |
| 114 days left | GPT-4o mini transcribegpt-4o-mini-transcribe +1 | OpenAI | gpt-live-transcribe or gpt-transcribe | |
| 114 days left | GPT-4o transcribegpt-4o-transcribe | OpenAI | gpt-live-transcribe or gpt-transcribe | |
| 114 days left | GPT-4o transcribe diarizegpt-4o-transcribe-diarize | OpenAI | gpt-live-transcribe or gpt-transcribe | |
| 114 days left | whisper-1whisper-1 | OpenAI | gpt-live-transcribe or gpt-transcribe | |
| 148 days left | GPT-5.1gpt-5.1 +1 | OpenAI | gpt-6-sol | |
| 148 days left | GPT-5.3 Codexgpt-5.3-codex | OpenAI | gpt-6-sol | |
| 148 days left | GPT-5.4 nanogpt-5.4-nano +1 | OpenAI | gpt-6-luna |
Sources: OpenAI deprecations. Data last changed 2026-11-02; the sources are re-checked daily and every date change is reviewed before it's published.
Retired since January 2026
| Shutdown | Days left | Model | Provider | Replacement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| retired | ft-o4-minift-o4-mini-2025-04-16 | OpenAI | gpt-5.6-terra | |
| retired | GPT-3.5-turbogpt-3.5-turbo-0125 +2 | OpenAI | gpt-5.6-terra | |
| retired | GPT-4gpt-4-0613 +3 | OpenAI | gpt-5.6-sol | |
| retired | GPT-4.1 nanogpt-4.1-nano +1 | OpenAI | gpt-5.6-luna | |
| retired | GPT-4 1106 previewgpt-4-1106-preview | OpenAI | gpt-5.6-sol | |
| retired | GPT-4 Turbogpt-4-turbo +2 | OpenAI | gpt-5.6-sol | |
| retired | GPT-4o (2024-05-13)gpt-4o-2024-05-13 | OpenAI | gpt-5.6-sol | |
| retired | gpt-image-1gpt-image-1 | OpenAI | gpt-image-2.5-sunburst or gpt-image-2.5-flare | |
| retired | o1o1-2024-12-17 +1 | OpenAI | gpt-5.6-sol | |
| retired | o1-proo1-pro-2025-03-19 +1 | OpenAI | gpt-5.6-sol (reasoning.mode: pro) | |
| retired | o3-minio3-mini-2025-01-31 +1 | OpenAI | gpt-5.6-sol | |
| retired | o4-minio4-mini-2025-04-16 +1 | OpenAI | gpt-5.6-terra | |
| retired | GPT-5.4 cybergpt-5.4-cyber | OpenAI | The most capable cyber model available to you. | |
| retired | babbage-002babbage-002 | OpenAI | gpt-5.6-terra | |
| retired | davinci-002davinci-002 | OpenAI | gpt-5.6-terra | |
| retired | GPT-3.5 turbo 1106gpt-3.5-turbo-1106 | OpenAI | gpt-5.6-terra | |
| retired | GPT-3.5 turbo instructgpt-3.5-turbo-instruct | OpenAI | gpt-5.6-terra | |
| retired | sora-2sora-2 +2 | OpenAI | — | |
| retired | sora-2-prosora-2-pro +1 | OpenAI | — | |
| retired | GPT-5.2 chat latestgpt-5.2-chat-latest | OpenAI | gpt-5.6-sol | |
| retired | GPT-5.3 chat latestgpt-5.3-chat-latest | OpenAI | gpt-5.6-sol | |
| retired | computer-use-previewcomputer-use-preview-2025-03-11 +1 | OpenAI | gpt-5.6-terra | |
| retired | GPT-4o mini search previewgpt-4o-mini-search-preview-2025-03-11 | OpenAI | gpt-5.6-terra | |
| retired | GPT-4o search previewgpt-4o-search-preview-2025-03-11 | OpenAI | gpt-5.6-terra | |
| retired | GPT-5.1 chat latestgpt-5.1-chat-latest | OpenAI | gpt-5.6-sol | |
| retired | GPT-5.1 codexgpt-5.1-codex | OpenAI | gpt-5.6-sol | |
| retired | GPT-5.1 codex maxgpt-5.1-codex-max | OpenAI | gpt-5.6-sol | |
| retired | GPT-5.1 codex minigpt-5.1-codex-mini | OpenAI | gpt-5.6-terra | |
| retired | GPT-5.2 codexgpt-5.2-codex | OpenAI | gpt-5.6-sol | |
| retired | GPT-5 chat latestgpt-5-chat-latest | OpenAI | gpt-5.6-sol | |
| retired | GPT-5 codexgpt-5-codex | OpenAI | gpt-5.6-sol | |
| retired | gpt-audio-minigpt-audio-mini-2025-10-06 | OpenAI | gpt-audio-1.5 | |
| retired | gpt-realtime-minigpt-realtime-mini-2025-10-06 | OpenAI | gpt-realtime-2.1-mini | |
| retired | o3-deep-researcho3-deep-research-2025-06-26 +1 | OpenAI | gpt-5.6-sol | |
| retired | o4-mini-deep-researcho4-mini-deep-research-2025-06-26 +1 | OpenAI | gpt-5.6-sol | |
| retired | dall-e-2dall-e-2 | OpenAI | gpt-image-2, gpt-image-1, or gpt-image-1-mini | |
| retired | dall-e-3dall-e-3 | OpenAI | gpt-image-2, gpt-image-1, or gpt-image-1-mini | |
| retired | GPT-4o audio previewgpt-4o-audio-preview | OpenAI | gpt-audio-1.5 | |
| retired | GPT-4o mini audio previewgpt-4o-mini-audio-preview | OpenAI | gpt-audio-mini | |
| retired | GPT-4o mini realtime previewgpt-4o-mini-realtime-preview | OpenAI | gpt-realtime-mini | |
| retired | GPT-4o realtime previewgpt-4o-realtime-preview +2 | OpenAI | gpt-realtime-1.5 | |
| retired | GPT-4 0125 previewgpt-4-0125-preview +2 | OpenAI | gpt-5 or gpt-4.1* | |
| retired | GPT-4 0314gpt-4-0314 | OpenAI | gpt-5 or gpt-4.1* | |
| retired | chatgpt-4o-latestchatgpt-4o-latest | OpenAI | gpt-5.1-chat-latest | |
| retired | codex-mini-latestcodex-mini-latest | OpenAI | gpt-5-codex-mini |
Notes on OpenAI dates
Dates apply to the OpenAI API. Fine-tuned models follow the same shutdown schedule as their base model. If you use OpenAI models through another platform, check that platform's own retirement schedule.