OpenAI
Everything ChangeIntel collected about OpenAI from 3 sources, on one timeline.
Dates ahead
End of support, retirements, and CISA deadlines · next 12 months-
Model retirement · OpenAI: 17 models, among them gpt-3.5-turbo-0125, gpt-4-0613 and gpt-4-1106-preview
in 14 days
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Model retirement · OpenAI: gpt-image-1-mini, gpt-image-1.5 and chatgpt-image-latest
in 53 days
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Model retirement · OpenAI: 6 models, among them gpt-5-2025-08-07, gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 and gpt-5-nano-2025-08-07
in 2 months
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Model retirement · OpenAI: tts-1, tts-1-hd, gpt-4o-mini-tts-2025-03-20 and gpt-4o-mini-tts-2025-12-15
in 3 months
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Model retirement · OpenAI: 9 models, among them gpt-realtime, gpt-audio and gpt-4o-audio
in 3 months
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Model retirement · OpenAI: whisper-1, gpt-4o-transcribe, gpt-4o-mini-transcribe and gpt-4o-transcribe-diarize
in 5 months
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Model retirement · OpenAI: gpt-5.3-codex, gpt-5.4-nano and gpt-5.1
in 6 months
Model retirements
Shutdown dates and recommended replacements, as the providers publish them| Model | Retires | Move to | Announced |
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| ft-babbage-002 |
23 Oct 2026 (in 14 days) |
gpt-5.6-terra |
22 Apr 2026 |
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| ft-davinci-002 |
23 Oct 2026 (in 14 days) |
gpt-5.6-terra |
22 Apr 2026 |
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| ft-gpt-3.5-turbo |
23 Oct 2026 (in 14 days) |
gpt-5.6-terra |
22 Apr 2026 |
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| ft-gpt-4 |
23 Oct 2026 (in 14 days) |
gpt-5.6-sol |
22 Apr 2026 |
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| ft-gpt-4.1-nano-2025-04-14 |
23 Oct 2026 (in 14 days) |
gpt-5.6-luna |
22 Apr 2026 |
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| ft-o4-mini-2025-04-16 |
23 Oct 2026 (in 14 days) |
— |
22 Apr 2026 |
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| gpt-3.5-turbo-0125 |
23 Oct 2026 (in 14 days) |
— |
22 Apr 2026 |
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| gpt-4-0613 |
23 Oct 2026 (in 14 days) |
— |
22 Apr 2026 |
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| gpt-4-1106-preview |
23 Oct 2026 (in 14 days) |
gpt-5 or gpt-4.1* |
22 Apr 2026 |
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| gpt-4-turbo |
23 Oct 2026 (in 14 days) |
— |
22 Apr 2026 |
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36 more retiring later and 14 retired in the last 90 days
| gpt-4.1-nano |
23 Oct 2026 (in 14 days) |
— |
22 Apr 2026 |
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| gpt-4o-2024-05-13 |
23 Oct 2026 (in 14 days) |
— |
22 Apr 2026 |
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| gpt-image-1 |
23 Oct 2026 (in 14 days) |
— |
22 Apr 2026 |
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| o1-2024-12-17 |
23 Oct 2026 (in 14 days) |
— |
22 Apr 2026 |
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| o1-pro-2025-03-19 |
23 Oct 2026 (in 14 days) |
— |
22 Apr 2026 |
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| o3-mini-2025-01-31 |
23 Oct 2026 (in 14 days) |
— |
22 Apr 2026 |
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| o4-mini-2025-04-16 |
23 Oct 2026 (in 14 days) |
— |
22 Apr 2026 |
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| chatgpt-image-latest |
1 Dec 2026 (in 53 days) |
gpt-image-2.5-sunburst or gpt-image-2.5-flare |
2 Jun 2026 |
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| gpt-image-1-mini |
1 Dec 2026 (in 53 days) |
gpt-image-2.5-sunburst or gpt-image-2.5-flare |
2 Jun 2026 |
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| gpt-image-1.5 |
1 Dec 2026 (in 53 days) |
gpt-image-2.5-sunburst or gpt-image-2.5-flare |
2 Jun 2026 |
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| gpt-5-2025-08-07 |
11 Dec 2026 (in 2 months) |
gpt-5.6-sol |
11 Jun 2026 |
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| gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 |
11 Dec 2026 (in 2 months) |
gpt-5.6-terra |
11 Jun 2026 |
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| gpt-5-nano-2025-08-07 |
11 Dec 2026 (in 2 months) |
gpt-5.6-luna |
11 Jun 2026 |
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| gpt-5-pro-2025-10-06 |
11 Dec 2026 (in 2 months) |
gpt-5.6-sol (reasoning.mode: pro) |
11 Jun 2026 |
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| o3-2025-04-16 |
11 Dec 2026 (in 2 months) |
gpt-5.6-sol |
11 Jun 2026 |
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| o3-pro-2025-06-10 |
11 Dec 2026 (in 2 months) |
gpt-5.6-sol (reasoning.mode: pro) |
11 Jun 2026 |
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| gpt-4o-mini-tts-2025-03-20 |
6 Jan 2027 (in 3 months) |
gpt-realtime-2.1-mini |
1 Oct 2026 |
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| gpt-4o-mini-tts-2025-12-15 |
6 Jan 2027 (in 3 months) |
gpt-realtime-2.1-mini |
1 Oct 2026 |
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| tts-1 |
6 Jan 2027 (in 3 months) |
gpt-realtime-2.1-mini |
1 Oct 2026 |
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| tts-1-hd |
6 Jan 2027 (in 3 months) |
gpt-realtime-2.1-mini |
1 Oct 2026 |
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| gpt-4o-audio |
20 Jan 2027 (in 3 months) |
gpt-audio-1.5 |
20 Jul 2026 |
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| gpt-4o-mini-audio |
20 Jan 2027 (in 3 months) |
gpt-audio-1.5 |
20 Jul 2026 |
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| gpt-4o-mini-realtime |
20 Jan 2027 (in 3 months) |
gpt-realtime-2.1-mini |
20 Jul 2026 |
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| gpt-4o-mini-transcribe-2025-03-20 |
20 Jan 2027 (in 3 months) |
gpt-4o-mini-transcribe-2025-12-15 |
20 Jul 2026 |
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| gpt-4o-realtime |
20 Jan 2027 (in 3 months) |
gpt-realtime-2.1 |
20 Jul 2026 |
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| gpt-audio |
20 Jan 2027 (in 3 months) |
gpt-audio-1.5 |
20 Jul 2026 |
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| gpt-audio-mini |
20 Jan 2027 (in 3 months) |
gpt-audio-1.5 |
20 Jul 2026 |
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| gpt-realtime |
20 Jan 2027 (in 3 months) |
gpt-realtime-2.1 |
20 Jul 2026 |
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| gpt-realtime-mini |
20 Jan 2027 (in 3 months) |
gpt-realtime-2.1-mini |
20 Jul 2026 |
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| gpt-4o-mini-transcribe |
26 Feb 2027 (in 5 months) |
gpt-live-transcribe or gpt-transcribe |
26 Aug 2026 |
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| gpt-4o-transcribe |
26 Feb 2027 (in 5 months) |
gpt-live-transcribe or gpt-transcribe |
26 Aug 2026 |
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| gpt-4o-transcribe-diarize |
26 Feb 2027 (in 5 months) |
gpt-live-transcribe or gpt-transcribe |
26 Aug 2026 |
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| whisper-1 |
26 Feb 2027 (in 5 months) |
gpt-live-transcribe or gpt-transcribe |
26 Aug 2026 |
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| gpt-5.1 |
1 Apr 2027 (in 6 months) |
gpt-6-sol |
1 Oct 2026 |
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| gpt-5.3-codex |
1 Apr 2027 (in 6 months) |
gpt-6-sol |
1 Oct 2026 |
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| gpt-5.4-nano |
1 Apr 2027 (in 6 months) |
gpt-6-luna |
1 Oct 2026 |
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| gpt-5.4-cyber |
1 Oct 2026 (8d ago) |
The most capable cyber model available to you. |
11 Sep 2026 |
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| gpt-3.5-turbo-instruct |
28 Sep 2026 (11d ago) |
gpt-5.6-terra |
26 Sep 2025 |
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| babbage-002 |
28 Sep 2026 (11d ago) |
gpt-5.6-terra |
26 Sep 2025 |
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| davinci-002 |
28 Sep 2026 (11d ago) |
gpt-5.6-terra |
26 Sep 2025 |
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| gpt-3.5-turbo-1106 |
28 Sep 2026 (11d ago) |
gpt-5.6-terra |
26 Sep 2025 |
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| sora-2 |
24 Sep 2026 (15d ago) |
— |
24 Mar 2026 |
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| sora-2-pro |
24 Sep 2026 (15d ago) |
— |
24 Mar 2026 |
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| sora-2-2025-10-06 |
24 Sep 2026 (15d ago) |
— |
24 Mar 2026 |
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| sora-2-2025-12-08 |
24 Sep 2026 (15d ago) |
— |
24 Mar 2026 |
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| sora-2-pro-2025-10-06 |
24 Sep 2026 (15d ago) |
— |
24 Mar 2026 |
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| gpt-5.2-chat-latest |
10 Aug 2026 (60d ago) |
gpt-5.6-sol |
8 May 2026 |
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| gpt-5.3-chat-latest |
10 Aug 2026 (60d ago) |
gpt-5.6-sol |
8 May 2026 |
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| computer-use-preview-2025-03-11 |
23 Jul 2026 (78d ago) |
— |
22 Apr 2026 |
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| gpt-4o-mini-search-preview-2025-03-11 |
23 Jul 2026 (78d ago) |
— |
22 Apr 2026 |
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