gpt-4-1106-preview — Deprecated — shutdown October 23, 2026
For gpt-4-1106-preview, provider is OpenAI; lifecycle status is Deprecated; deprecation announced is 2026-04-22; shutdown / retirement date is October 23, 2026; recommended replacement is gpt-5.6-sol, recorded from its source on 2026-08-28.
- Provider
- OpenAI our reading
- Model ID / API name
- gpt-4-1106-preview verified
- Lifecycle status
- Deprecated
- Deprecation announced
- 2026-04-22 verified
- Shutdown / retirement date
- October 23, 2026 verified
- Recommended replacement
- gpt-5.6-sol verified
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
What the source says
| October 23, 2026 | `gpt-4-1106-preview` | `gpt-5.6-sol` |
— developers.openai.com, retrieved 2026-08-28
Where each value comes from
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Deprecation announced
2026-04-22: Legacy GPT model snapshots
— all from developers.openai.com, retrieved 2026-08-28
Sources disagree
More than one authority states this, and they do not state the same thing. Both are reproduced with the source each came from — deciding between them is yours, not ours.
Lifecycle status
developers.openai.com says lifecycle status is Deprecated, as of 2026-08-28.
| October 23, 2026 | `gpt-4-1106-preview` | `gpt-5.6-sol` |
https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/deprecations.md
platform.openai.com says lifecycle status is Retired, as of 2026-08-28.
2026‑03‑26 | gpt-4-1106-preview | gpt-5 or gpt-4.1* |
https://platform.openai.com/docs/deprecations
Deprecation announced
developers.openai.com says deprecation announced is 2026-04-22, as of 2026-08-28.
| October 23, 2026 | `gpt-4-1106-preview` | `gpt-5.6-sol` |
https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/deprecations.md
platform.openai.com says deprecation announced is 2025-09-26, as of 2026-08-28.
2026‑03‑26 | gpt-4-1106-preview | gpt-5 or gpt-4.1* |
https://platform.openai.com/docs/deprecations
Shutdown / retirement date
developers.openai.com says shutdown / retirement date is October 23, 2026, as of 2026-08-28.
| October 23, 2026 | `gpt-4-1106-preview` | `gpt-5.6-sol` |
https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/deprecations.md
platform.openai.com says shutdown / retirement date is 2026‑03‑26, as of 2026-08-28.
2026‑03‑26 | gpt-4-1106-preview | gpt-5 or gpt-4.1* |
https://platform.openai.com/docs/deprecations
Recommended replacement
developers.openai.com says recommended replacement is gpt-5.6-sol, as of 2026-08-28.
| October 23, 2026 | `gpt-4-1106-preview` | `gpt-5.6-sol` |
https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/deprecations.md
platform.openai.com says recommended replacement is gpt-5 or gpt-4.1*, as of 2026-08-28.
2026‑03‑26 | gpt-4-1106-preview | gpt-5 or gpt-4.1* |
Sources
- developers.openai.comhttps://developers.openai.com/api/docs/deprecations.md
- platform.openai.comhttps://platform.openai.com/docs/deprecations