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Will inform customer of law-enforcement disclosure requests to the extent legally permitted; no challenge commitment or transparency report referenced here
“inform Customer if OpenAI receives a legally binding request for disclosure”
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Prohibits weapons/CBRNE, facial recognition databases without consent, real-time remote biometric ID, social scoring, criminal-risk prediction by profiling
“real-time remote biometric identification in public spaces”
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“not specified”
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Appeal path for policy enforcement mistakes referenced; no timelines stated
“You can appeal if you think we have made a mistake enforcing policy”
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OpenAI API / GPT: OpenAI deprecations
deprecation2026-08-05
The document updates the model deprecation table, replacing legacy model version identifiers (e.g., gpt-5.4-mini, gpt-5.5, gpt-5.4-nano) with newer successor models (gpt-5.6-terra, gpt-5.6-sol, gpt-5.6-luna) as recommended replacements, and removes an entry for gpt-4o-mini-tts deprecation dates and versions.
Model deprecation & version pinning
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OpenAI API / GPT: OpenAI deprecations
deprecation2026-07-31
The deprecations page was updated to add new deprecation notices (e.g., codex-mini-latest snapshot deprecation announced November 17, 2025 with removal February 12, 2026, and chatgpt-4o-latest snapshot removal moved to February 17, 2026 with gpt-5.1-chat-latest as replacement), and to move several previously upcoming shutdowns (legacy GPT model snapshots, gpt-3.5-turbo-instruct/babbage-002/davinci-002/gpt-3.5-turbo-1106, and the Assistants API deprecation) into completed/past status with updated shutdown dates such as March 26, 2026. Some entries and their recommended replacement models were removed or reorganized as they transitioned from upcoming to past deprecations.
Model deprecation & version pinning
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October 23, 2026 gpt-3.5-turbo-0125 | gpt-3.5-turbo , gpt-3.5-turbo-completions gpt-5.6-terra October 23, 2026 gpt-4-0613 | gpt-4 , gpt-4-0613-completions , gpt-4-completions gpt-5.6-sol October 23, 2026 gpt-4-1106-preview gpt-5.6-sol October 23, 2026 gpt-4-turbo |… 2026-10-23 gpt-3.5-turbo-0125 | gpt-3.5-turbo , gpt-3.5-turbo-completions gpt-5.6-terra 2026-10-23 gpt-4-0613 | gpt-4 , gpt-4-0613-completions , gpt-4-completions gpt-5.6-sol 2026-10-23 gpt-4-1106-preview gpt-5.6-sol 2026-10-23 gpt-4-turbo | gpt-4-turbo-2024-04-09 , gpt-4-turbo-completions gpt-5.6-sol 2026-10-23 gpt-4.1-nano | gpt-4.1-nano-2025-04-14… 2025-11-18: chatgpt-4o-latest snapshot On November 18th, 2025, we notified developers using chatgpt-4o-latest model snapshot of its… 2026-09-24 Videos API --- 2026-09-24 sora-2 --- 2026-09-24 sora-2-pro --- 2026-09-24 sora-2-2025-10-06 --- 2026-09-24 sora-2-2025-12-08 ---… 2026-02-17 chatgpt-4o-latest gpt-5.1-chat-latest 2025-11-17: codex-mini-latest model snapshot On November 17th, 2025, we notified developers using codex-mini-latest… 2025-09-26: Legacy GPT model snapshots To improve reliability and make it easier for developers to choose the right models, we are… 2025-09-26: Legacy GPT model snapshots (March 2026 shutdown) To improve reliability and make it easier for developers to choose the right models,… 2026-09-28 gpt-3.5-turbo-instruct gpt-5.4-mini or gpt-5-mini 2026-09-28 babbage-002 gpt-5.4-mini or gpt-5-mini 2026-09-28 davinci-002 gpt-5.4-mini or gpt-5-mini 2026-09-28 gpt-3.5-turbo-1106 gpt-5.4-mini or gpt-5-mini
OpenAI API / GPT: OpenAI deprecations
deprecation2026-07-23
The document updates the model deprecation and replacement mapping, redirecting older models (gpt-5.5, gpt-5.5-pro, gpt-5.4-mini, gpt-5.4-nano) to new successor models (gpt-5.6-sol, gpt-5.6-terra, gpt-5.6-luna), and reformats deprecation dates from ISO format to a written month/day/year format.
Model deprecation & version pinning
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OpenAI API / GPT: OpenAI deprecations
deprecation2026-07-21
Added a new deprecation notice announcing that legacy audio, realtime, and transcription model families and snapshots will be removed from the API on January 20, 2027, with a table listing shutdown dates, affected models, and recommended replacements.
Model deprecation & version pinning
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2026-07-20: Legacy audio, realtime, and transcription models On July 20, 2026, we notified developers using legacy audio, realtime, and transcription model families and snapshots of their deprecation and removal from…
OpenAI API / GPT: OpenAI Business Terms
service_terms2026-07-18
The document was renamed from "OpenAI Business Terms" to the "OpenAI Services Agreement," with an updated effective date and a substantially restructured/expanded definitions section (including new terms like Dispute, Discloser, Recipient, Governing Laws, IP Rights, Initial Term, Renewal Term, Protected Health Information). The scope clause was revised to clarify which OpenAI products (APIs, ChatGPT Enterprise, ChatGPT Business, ChatGPT for Clinicians) are covered, and provisioning/purchasing mechanics for Authorized Purchasers were added. Governing law language was moved into a new defined "Governing Laws" term tied to Customer location, replacing the prior fixed jurisdiction/choice-of-law clause.
Governing law & disputesTerminationUnilateral modification
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Updated: November 14, 2023 Business terms View upcoming services agreement Updated: December 1, 2025 OpenAI Services Agreement Download PDF These OpenAI Business Terms govern use of our APIs, ChatGPT Enterprise, ChatGPT Team, and other services… Effective: January 1, 2026 This OpenAI Services Agreement only applies to use of OpenAI’s APIs, ChatGPT Enterprise,… Thank you for choosing OpenAI! These Business Terms are an agreement between OpenAI, L.L.C.… a. Provisioning .… ”) and to make Customer Applications available to End Users (as defined below).… ” means Customer’s applications, products, or services that integrate with an OpenAI API.… ”) who is provisioned with an account under your account (an “ ” means any party: (a) who accesses the Services under Customer’s Account; or (b) who uses Customer Applications.…