OpenAI API Models end-of-life & support dates
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OpenAI API Models currently has 71 supported releases and 20 that have reached end of life. The newest is OpenAI API Models GPT-6.1 Sol, released Sep 29, 2026. The next end-of-life date is Oct 23, 2026, when OpenAI API Models o4-mini stops getting updates. Each release is supported for about 10 months on average.
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GPT-6.1 Sol
GPT-6 Sol
GPT-6 Luna
GPT-Image-2.5 Sunburst
GPT-Image-2.5 Flare
GPT-6 Astra
GPT-5.6 Cyber
GPT-Live-Transcribe
GPT-Transcribe
GPT-5.6 Luna
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Supported versions
| Branch | Released | Status | End of life |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPT-6.1 Sol | Sep 29, 2026 | Supported | Not announced |
| GPT-6 Sol | Sep 22, 2026 | Supported | Not announced |
| GPT-6 Luna | Sep 22, 2026 | Supported | Not announced |
| GPT-Image-2.5 Sunburst | Sep 8, 2026 | Supported | Not announced |
| GPT-Image-2.5 Flare | Sep 3, 2026 | Supported | Not announced |
| GPT-6 Astra | Sep 3, 2026 | Supported | Not announced |
| GPT-5.6 Cyber | Aug 10, 2026 | Supported | Not announced |
| GPT-Live-Transcribe | Jul 29, 2026 | Supported | Not announced |
| GPT-Transcribe | Jul 29, 2026 | Supported | Not announced |
| GPT-5.6 Luna | Jul 9, 2026 | Supported | Not announced |
| GPT-5.6 Terra | Jul 9, 2026 | Supported | Not announced |
| GPT-5.6 Sol | Jul 9, 2026 | Supported | Not announced |
| GPT-Live 1 | Jul 8, 2026 | Supported | Not announced |
| GPT-Realtime-2.1 | Jul 6, 2026 | Supported | Not announced |
| GPT-Realtime-2.1 Mini | Jul 6, 2026 | Supported | Not announced |
| GPT-Realtime-2 | May 7, 2026 | Supported | Not announced |
| GPT-Realtime-Translate | May 7, 2026 | Supported | Not announced |
| GPT-Realtime-Whisper | May 7, 2026 | Supported | Not announced |
| Chat Latest | May 5, 2026 | Supported | Not announced |
| GPT-5.5 | Apr 23, 2026 | Supported | Not announced |
| GPT-5.5 Pro | Apr 23, 2026 | Supported | Not announced |
| GPT-Image-2 | Apr 21, 2026 | Supported | Not announced |
| GPT-5.4 Mini | Mar 17, 2026 | Supported | Not announced |
| GPT-5.4 nano | Mar 17, 2026 | Deprecated support until Apr 1, 2027 | Apr 1, 2027 in 5 months |
| GPT-5.4 | Mar 5, 2026 | Supported | Not announced |
| GPT-5.4 Pro | Mar 5, 2026 | Supported | Not announced |
| GPT-Audio-1.5 | Feb 23, 2026 | Supported | Not announced |
| GPT-Realtime-1.5 | Feb 23, 2026 | Supported | Not announced |
| GPT-5.3-Codex | Feb 5, 2026 | Deprecated support until Apr 1, 2027 | Apr 1, 2027 in 5 months |
| GPT-Audio | Jan 19, 2026 | Deprecated support until Jan 20, 2027 | Jan 20, 2027 in 3 months |
| GPT-Audio Mini | Jan 19, 2026 | Deprecated support until Jan 20, 2027 | Jan 20, 2027 in 3 months |
| GPT-Image-1.5 | Dec 16, 2025 | Deprecated support until Dec 1, 2026 | Dec 1, 2026 in 1 month |
| GPT-5.2 | Dec 11, 2025 | Supported | Not announced |
| GPT-5.2 Pro | Dec 11, 2025 | Supported | Not announced |
| GPT-5.1 | Nov 12, 2025 | Deprecated support until Apr 1, 2027 | Apr 1, 2027 in 5 months |
| GPT-4o Transcribe Diarize | Oct 18, 2025 | Deprecated support until Feb 26, 2027 | Feb 26, 2027 in 4 months |
| GPT-Image-1 Mini | Oct 6, 2025 | Deprecated support until Dec 1, 2026 | Dec 1, 2026 in 1 month |
| GPT-Realtime Mini | Oct 6, 2025 | Deprecated support until Jan 20, 2027 | Jan 20, 2027 in 3 months |
| GPT-Realtime | Aug 28, 2025 | Deprecated support until Jan 20, 2027 | Jan 20, 2027 in 3 months |
| GPT-5 | Aug 7, 2025 | Deprecated support until Dec 11, 2026 | Dec 11, 2026 in 2 months |
| GPT-5 Mini | Aug 7, 2025 | Deprecated support until Dec 11, 2026 | Dec 11, 2026 in 2 months |
| GPT-5 nano | Aug 7, 2025 | Deprecated support until Dec 11, 2026 | Dec 11, 2026 in 2 months |
| GPT-5 Pro | Aug 7, 2025 | Deprecated support until Dec 11, 2026 | Dec 11, 2026 in 2 months |
| gpt-oss-120b | Aug 5, 2025 | Supported | Not announced |
| gpt-oss-20b | Aug 5, 2025 | Supported | Not announced |
| o3 | Apr 16, 2025 | Deprecated support until Dec 11, 2026 | Dec 11, 2026 in 2 months |
| o3-pro | Apr 16, 2025 | Deprecated support until Dec 11, 2026 | Dec 11, 2026 in 2 months |
| o4-mini | Apr 16, 2025 | Deprecated support until Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 in 1 week |
| GPT-4.1 | Apr 14, 2025 | Supported | Not announced |
| GPT-4.1 Mini | Apr 14, 2025 | Supported | Not announced |
| GPT-4.1 nano | Apr 14, 2025 | Deprecated support until Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 in 1 week |
| chatgpt-image-latest | Mar 25, 2025 | Deprecated support until Dec 1, 2026 | Dec 1, 2026 in 1 month |
| GPT-Image-1 | Mar 25, 2025 | Deprecated support until Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 in 1 week |
| GPT-4o Mini Transcribe | Mar 20, 2025 | Deprecated support until Feb 26, 2027 | Feb 26, 2027 in 4 months |
| GPT-4o Mini TTS | Mar 20, 2025 | Deprecated support until Jan 6, 2027 | Jan 6, 2027 in 2 months |
| GPT-4o Transcribe | Mar 20, 2025 | Deprecated support until Feb 26, 2027 | Feb 26, 2027 in 4 months |
| o1-pro | Mar 19, 2025 | Deprecated support until Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 in 1 week |
| o3-mini | Jan 31, 2025 | Deprecated support until Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 in 1 week |
| o1 | Dec 5, 2024 | Deprecated support until Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 in 1 week |
| omni-moderation | Sep 26, 2024 | Supported | Not announced |
| GPT-4o Mini | Jul 18, 2024 | Supported | Not announced |
| GPT-4o | May 13, 2024 | Deprecated support until Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 in 1 week |
| text-embedding-3-large | Jan 25, 2024 | Supported | Not announced |
| text-embedding-3-small | Jan 25, 2024 | Supported | Not announced |
| GPT-4 Turbo | Nov 6, 2023 | Deprecated support until Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 in 1 week |
| TTS-1 | Nov 6, 2023 | Deprecated support until Jan 6, 2027 | Jan 6, 2027 in 2 months |
| TTS-1 HD | Nov 6, 2023 | Deprecated support until Jan 6, 2027 | Jan 6, 2027 in 2 months |
| GPT-4 | Mar 14, 2023 | Deprecated support until Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 in 1 week |
| GPT-3.5 Turbo | Mar 1, 2023 | Deprecated support until Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 in 1 week |
| Whisper | Sep 21, 2022 | Deprecated support until Feb 26, 2027 | Feb 26, 2027 in 4 months |
| text-embedding-ada-002 | Jan 25, 2022 | Supported | Not announced |
20 end-of-life versions
| Branch | Released | End of life |
|---|---|---|
| GPT-5.3 Chat | Mar 3, 2026 | Aug 10, 2026 |
| GPT-5.2-Codex | Dec 18, 2025 | Jul 23, 2026 |
| GPT-5.2 Chat | Dec 11, 2025 | Aug 10, 2026 |
| GPT-5.1-Codex-Max | Nov 19, 2025 | Jul 23, 2026 |
| GPT-5.1-Codex | Nov 13, 2025 | Jul 23, 2026 |
| GPT-5.1-Codex Mini | Nov 13, 2025 | Jul 23, 2026 |
| GPT-5.1 Chat | Nov 12, 2025 | Jul 23, 2026 |
| Sora 2 | Sep 30, 2025 | Sep 24, 2026 |
| Sora 2 Pro | Sep 30, 2025 | Sep 24, 2026 |
| GPT-5-Codex | Sep 15, 2025 | Jul 23, 2026 |
| GPT-5 Chat | Aug 7, 2025 | Jul 23, 2026 |
| codex-mini-latest | May 16, 2025 | Feb 12, 2026 |
| o3-deep-research | Feb 2, 2025 | Jul 23, 2026 |
| o4-mini-deep-research | Feb 2, 2025 | Jul 23, 2026 |
| o1-mini | Sep 12, 2024 | Oct 27, 2025 |
| ChatGPT-4o | Aug 14, 2024 | Feb 17, 2026 |
| babbage-002 | Aug 22, 2023 | Sep 28, 2026 |
| davinci-002 | Aug 22, 2023 | Sep 28, 2026 |
| text-moderation | Aug 10, 2022 | Oct 27, 2025 |
| text-moderation-stable | Aug 10, 2022 | Oct 27, 2025 |
Quick answers
- Which versions of OpenAI API Models are still supported?
- OpenAI API Models GPT-6.1 Sol, GPT-6 Sol, GPT-6 Luna, GPT-Image-2.5 Sunburst, GPT-Image-2.5 Flare, GPT-6 Astra, GPT-5.6 Cyber, GPT-Live-Transcribe, GPT-Transcribe, GPT-5.6 Luna, GPT-5.6 Terra, GPT-5.6 Sol, GPT-Live 1, GPT-Realtime-2.1, GPT-Realtime-2.1 Mini, GPT-Realtime-2, GPT-Realtime-Translate, GPT-Realtime-Whisper, Chat Latest, GPT-5.5, GPT-5.5 Pro, GPT-Image-2, GPT-5.4 Mini, GPT-5.4 nano, GPT-5.4, GPT-5.4 Pro, GPT-Audio-1.5, GPT-Realtime-1.5, GPT-5.3-Codex, GPT-Audio, GPT-Audio Mini, GPT-Image-1.5, GPT-5.2, GPT-5.2 Pro, GPT-5.1, GPT-4o Transcribe Diarize, GPT-Image-1 Mini, GPT-Realtime Mini, GPT-Realtime, GPT-5, GPT-5 Mini, GPT-5 nano, GPT-5 Pro, gpt-oss-120b, gpt-oss-20b, o3, o3-pro, o4-mini, GPT-4.1, GPT-4.1 Mini, GPT-4.1 nano, chatgpt-image-latest, GPT-Image-1, GPT-4o Mini Transcribe, GPT-4o Mini TTS, GPT-4o Transcribe, o1-pro, o3-mini, o1, omni-moderation, GPT-4o Mini, GPT-4o, text-embedding-3-large, text-embedding-3-small, GPT-4 Turbo, TTS-1, TTS-1 HD, GPT-4, GPT-3.5 Turbo, Whisper and text-embedding-ada-002 are currently supported. GPT-5.4 nano, GPT-5.3-Codex, GPT-Audio, GPT-Audio Mini, GPT-Image-1.5, GPT-5.1, GPT-4o Transcribe Diarize, GPT-Image-1 Mini, GPT-Realtime Mini, GPT-Realtime, GPT-5, GPT-5 Mini, GPT-5 nano, GPT-5 Pro, o3, o3-pro, o4-mini, GPT-4.1 nano, chatgpt-image-latest, GPT-Image-1, GPT-4o Mini Transcribe, GPT-4o Mini TTS, GPT-4o Transcribe, o1-pro, o3-mini, o1, GPT-4o, GPT-4 Turbo, TTS-1, TTS-1 HD, GPT-4, GPT-3.5 Turbo and Whisper only get security fixes.
- When is the next OpenAI API Models end-of-life date?
- OpenAI API Models o4-mini reaches end of life on October 23, 2026. After that it gets no more updates, including security fixes.
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