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.

Support timeline

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Supported Today + 81 older branches below

Supported versions

BranchReleasedStatusEnd 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
BranchReleasedEnd 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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