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OpenAI model deprecation schedule

Every OpenAI model with a shutdown date on OpenAI's own deprecation page: the 35 shutdowns still ahead, soonest first, and the 29 already past, newest first, each with the replacement OpenAI recommends. After its date a model stops answering on OpenAI's API. Last checked November 7, 2026.

Next shutdown: Dec 1, 2026, in 24 days
Scheduled: 35
Already retired: 29

Every lab's shutdowns in your calendar: Apple or Outlook · Google Calendar · .ics file · the data as JSON or CSV (CC BY 4.0)

Scheduled

Dec 1, 2026 · in 24 days

chatgpt-image-latest→ gpt-image-2.6-sunburst or gpt-image-2.6-flareOpenAI's deprecation page
gpt-image-1-mini→ gpt-image-2.6-sunburst or gpt-image-2.6-flareOpenAI's deprecation page
gpt-image-1.5also gpt-image-1.5-2025-12-16→ gpt-image-2.6-sunburst or gpt-image-2.6-flareOpenAI's deprecation page

Dec 11, 2026 · in 34 days

gpt-5also gpt-5-2025-08-07→ gpt-5.6-solOpenAI's deprecation page
gpt-5-minialso gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07→ gpt-5.6-terraOpenAI's deprecation page
gpt-5-nanoalso gpt-5-nano-2025-08-07→ gpt-5.6-lunaOpenAI's deprecation page
gpt-5-proalso gpt-5-pro-2025-10-06→ gpt-5.6-sol (reasoning.mode: pro)OpenAI's deprecation page
o3also o3-2025-04-16→ gpt-5.6-solOpenAI's deprecation page
o3-proalso o3-pro-2025-06-10→ gpt-5.6-sol (reasoning.mode: pro)OpenAI's deprecation page

Jan 6, 2027 · in 60 days

gpt-4o-mini-ttsalso gpt-4o-mini-tts-2025-03-20→ gpt-realtime-2.1-miniOpenAI's deprecation page
gpt-4o-mini-ttsalso gpt-4o-mini-tts-2025-12-15→ gpt-realtime-2.1-miniOpenAI's deprecation page
tts-1→ gpt-realtime-2.1-miniOpenAI's deprecation page
tts-1-hd→ gpt-realtime-2.1-miniOpenAI's deprecation page

Jan 14, 2027 · in 68 days

GPT-4.1also gpt-4.1-2025-04-14→ gpt-6-lunaOpenAI's deprecation page
GPT-4.1 minialso gpt-4.1-mini-2025-04-14→ gpt-6-lunaOpenAI's deprecation page
GPT-4oalso gpt-4o-2024-08-06, gpt-4o-2024-11-20→ gpt-6-lunaOpenAI's deprecation page
GPT-4o minialso gpt-4o-mini-2024-07-18→ gpt-6-lunaOpenAI's deprecation page

Jan 20, 2027 · in 74 days

gpt-4o-audio→ gpt-audio-1.5OpenAI's deprecation page
gpt-4o-mini-audio→ gpt-audio-1.5OpenAI's deprecation page
gpt-4o-mini-realtime→ gpt-realtime-2.1-miniOpenAI's deprecation page
gpt-4o-mini-transcribe-2025-03-20→ gpt-4o-mini-transcribe-2025-12-15OpenAI's deprecation page
gpt-4o-realtime→ gpt-realtime-2.1OpenAI's deprecation page
gpt-audioalso gpt-audio-2025-08-28→ gpt-audio-1.5OpenAI's deprecation page
gpt-audio-minialso gpt-audio-mini-2025-12-15→ gpt-audio-1.5OpenAI's deprecation page
gpt-realtimealso gpt-realtime-2025-08-28→ gpt-realtime-2.1OpenAI's deprecation page
gpt-realtime-minialso gpt-realtime-mini-2025-12-15→ gpt-realtime-2.1-miniOpenAI's deprecation page

Feb 1, 2027 · in 86 days

gpt-5.5-cyber-preview→ The most capable cyber model available to you.OpenAI's deprecation page

Feb 26, 2027 · in 111 days

/v1/audio/translations→ v1/realtime/translationsOpenAI's deprecation page
gpt-4o-mini-transcribealso gpt-4o-mini-transcribe-2025-12-15→ gpt-live-transcribe or gpt-transcribeOpenAI's deprecation page
gpt-4o-transcribe→ gpt-live-transcribe or gpt-transcribeOpenAI's deprecation page
gpt-4o-transcribe-diarize→ gpt-live-transcribe or gpt-transcribeOpenAI's deprecation page
whisper-1→ gpt-live-transcribe or gpt-transcribeOpenAI's deprecation page

Apr 1, 2027 · in 145 days

gpt-5.1also gpt-5.1-2025-11-13→ gpt-6-solOpenAI's deprecation page
gpt-5.3-codex→ gpt-6-solOpenAI's deprecation page
gpt-5.4-nanoalso gpt-5.4-nano-2026-03-17→ gpt-6-lunaOpenAI's deprecation page

Already retired

Oct 23, 2026

ft-o4-mini-2025-04-16→ gpt-5.6-terraOpenAI's deprecation page
gpt-3.5-turbo-0125also gpt-3.5-turbo, gpt-3.5-turbo-completions→ gpt-5.6-terraOpenAI's deprecation page
gpt-4-0613also gpt-4, gpt-4-0613-completions, gpt-4-completions→ gpt-5.6-solOpenAI's deprecation page
gpt-4-1106-preview→ gpt-5.6-solOpenAI's deprecation page
gpt-4-turboalso gpt-4-turbo-2024-04-09, gpt-4-turbo-completions→ gpt-5.6-solOpenAI's deprecation page
gpt-4.1-nanoalso gpt-4.1-nano-2025-04-14→ gpt-5.6-lunaOpenAI's deprecation page
gpt-4o-2024-05-13→ gpt-5.6-solOpenAI's deprecation page
gpt-image-1→ gpt-image-2.5-sunburst or gpt-image-2.5-flareOpenAI's deprecation page
o1-2024-12-17→ gpt-5.6-solOpenAI's deprecation page
o1-pro-2025-03-19also o1-pro→ gpt-5.6-sol (reasoning.mode: pro)OpenAI's deprecation page
o3-mini-2025-01-31also o3-mini→ gpt-5.6-solOpenAI's deprecation page
o4-mini-2025-04-16also o4-mini→ gpt-5.6-terraOpenAI's deprecation page

Oct 1, 2026

gpt-5.4-cyber→ The most capable cyber model available to you.OpenAI's deprecation page

Aug 10, 2026

gpt-5.2-chat-latest→ gpt-5.6-solOpenAI's deprecation page
gpt-5.3-chat-latest→ gpt-5.6-solOpenAI's deprecation page

Jul 23, 2026

computer-use-preview-2025-03-11also computer-use-preview→ gpt-5.6-terraOpenAI's deprecation page
gpt-4o-mini-search-preview-2025-03-11→ gpt-5.6-terraOpenAI's deprecation page
gpt-4o-search-preview-2025-03-11→ gpt-5.6-terraOpenAI's deprecation page
gpt-5-chat-latest→ gpt-5.6-solOpenAI's deprecation page
gpt-5-codex→ gpt-5.6-solOpenAI's deprecation page
gpt-5.1-chat-latest→ gpt-5.6-solOpenAI's deprecation page
gpt-5.1-codex→ gpt-5.6-solOpenAI's deprecation page
gpt-5.1-codex-max→ gpt-5.6-solOpenAI's deprecation page
gpt-5.1-codex-mini→ gpt-5.6-terraOpenAI's deprecation page
gpt-5.2-codex→ gpt-5.6-solOpenAI's deprecation page
gpt-audio-mini-2025-10-06→ gpt-audio-1.5OpenAI's deprecation page
gpt-realtime-mini-2025-10-06→ gpt-realtime-2.1-miniOpenAI's deprecation page
o3-deep-research-2025-06-26also o3-deep-research→ gpt-5.6-solOpenAI's deprecation page
o4-mini-deep-research-2025-06-26also o4-mini-deep-research→ gpt-5.6-solOpenAI's deprecation page

Quick answers

When does OpenAI retire its next model?

December 1, 2026, in 24 days: chatgpt-image-latest, gpt-image-1-mini and gpt-image-1.5. OpenAI recommends gpt-image-2.6-sunburst or gpt-image-2.6-flare instead.

How many OpenAI models are scheduled to shut down?

35 shutdowns are on OpenAI's deprecation page with a date still ahead, the last on April 1, 2027.

Which OpenAI models were retired most recently?

ft-o4-mini-2025-04-16, gpt-3.5-turbo-0125, gpt-4-0613, gpt-4-1106-preview and 8 more, on October 23, 2026. 29 OpenAI models have a past shutdown date on its deprecation page, the oldest on July 23, 2026.

Where do these dates come from?

Only from OpenAI's own deprecation page, last checked November 7, 2026. A model OpenAI has deprecated without a date is left out until it has one.

Other labs: Claude deprecations · Gemini API deprecations · every lab, soonest first. What replaces them: OpenAI's model releases. What they cost: OpenAI API pricing. Moving to a new model? Compare the cost.

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