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codex-mini-latest — Retired — shutdown 2026-02-12

For codex-mini-latest, provider is OpenAI; lifecycle status is Retired; deprecation announced is November 17th, 2025; shutdown / retirement date is 2026-02-12; recommended replacement is gpt-5-codex-mini, recorded from its source on 2026-08-28.

Provider
OpenAI our reading
Model ID / API name
codex-mini-latest verified
Lifecycle status
Retired
Deprecation announced
November 17th, 2025 verified
Shutdown / retirement date
2026-02-12 verified
Recommended replacement
gpt-5-codex-mini verified
Sourcedevelopers.openai.com
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What the source says

| 2026-02-12 | `codex-mini-latest` | `gpt-5-codex-mini` |

— developers.openai.com, retrieved 2026-08-28

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Deprecation announced

On November 17th, 2025, we notified developers using `codex-mini-latest` model of its deprecation and removal from the API on February 12, 2026. As part of this deprecation, we will no longer support our legacy local shell tool, which is only available for use with `codex-mini-latest`. For new use cases, please use our latest shell tool.

— all from developers.openai.com, retrieved 2026-08-28

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