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OpenAI API / GPT · OpenAI deprecations deprecation Detected 2026-08-05
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Recommended replacement base model
October 23, 2026
ft-gpt-3.5-turbo
Recommended replacement base model
October 23, 2026
ft-gpt-3.5-turbo
gpt-5.4-mini
gpt-5.6-terra
October 23, 2026
ft-gpt-4
October 23, 2026
ft-gpt-4
gpt-5.5
gpt-5.6-sol
October 23, 2026
ft-gpt-4.1-nano-2025-04-14
October 23, 2026
ft-gpt-4.1-nano-2025-04-14
gpt-5.4-nano
gpt-5.6-luna
October 23, 2026
ft-babbage-002
October 23, 2026
ft-babbage-002
gpt-5.4-mini
gpt-5.6-terra
October 23, 2026
ft-davinci-002
October 23, 2026
ft-davinci-002
gpt-5.4-mini
gpt-5.6-terra
2026-03-24: Sora 2 video generation models and Videos API
On March 24th, 2026, we notified developers using the Videos API and Sora 2 video generation model aliases and snapshots of their deprecation and removal from the API on September 24, 2026.
Shutdown date
2026-03-24: Sora 2 video generation models and Videos API
On March 24th, 2026, we notified developers using the Videos API and Sora 2 video generation model aliases and snapshots of their deprecation and removal from the API on September 24, 2026.
Shutdown date
Recommended replacement
2026-09-28
gpt-3.5-turbo-instruct
Recommended replacement
2026-09-28
gpt-3.5-turbo-instruct
gpt-5.4-mini
or
gpt-5-mini
gpt-5.6-terra
2026-09-28
babbage-002
2026-09-28
babbage-002
gpt-5.4-mini
or
gpt-5-mini
gpt-5.6-terra
2026-09-28
davinci-002
2026-09-28
davinci-002
gpt-5.4-mini
or
gpt-5-mini
gpt-5.6-terra
2026-09-28
gpt-3.5-turbo-1106
2026-09-28
gpt-3.5-turbo-1106
gpt-5.4-mini
or
gpt-5-mini
gpt-5.6-terra
2025-08-20: Assistants API
On August 26th, 2025, we notified developers using the Assistants API of its deprecation and removal from the API one year later, on August 26, 2026.
When we released the
2025-08-20: Assistants API
On August 26th, 2025, we notified developers using the Assistants API of its deprecation and removal from the API one year later, on August 26, 2026.
When we released the
July 23, 2026
gpt-4o-mini-search-preview-2025-03-11
gpt-5.6-terra
July 23, 2026
gpt-4o-mini-search-preview-2025-03-11
gpt-5.6-terra
July 23, 2026
gpt-4o-mini-tts-2025-03-20
gpt-4o-mini-tts-2025-12-15
July 23, 2026
gpt-4o-search-preview-2025-03-11
gpt-5.6-terra
July 23, 2026
gpt-4o-search-preview-2025-03-11
gpt-5.6-terra