# ada — AI model deprecation and retirement dates by provider

For ada, provider is OpenAI; lifecycle status is Retired; deprecation announced is July 6, 2023; shutdown / retirement date is 2024-01-04; recommended replacement is babbage-002, recorded from its source on 2026-08-12.

- **Provider:** OpenAI _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Model ID / API name:** ada _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Lifecycle status:** Retired
- **Deprecation announced:** July 6, 2023
- **Shutdown / retirement date:** 2024-01-04 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Recommended replacement:** babbage-002 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Pricing for the replacement gpt-3.5-turbo-instruct model can be found on the <https://openai.com/api/pricing> pricing page . Base GPT models Shutdown date | Deprecated model | Deprecated model price | Recommended replacement | 2024-01-04 | ada | $0.40 / 1M tokens | babbage-002 |

## Source

- https://platform.openai.com/docs/deprecations

Last verified: 2026-08-12. Review by: 2026-09-11.
Part of [AI model deprecation and retirement dates by provider](https://referencesource.org/ai-model-deprecation-and-retirement/).