# gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 — AI model deprecation and retirement dates by provider

For gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07, provider is OpenAI; lifecycle status is Deprecated; deprecation announced is June 11, 2026; shutdown / retirement date is Dec 11, 2026; recommended replacement is gpt-5.6-terra, verified against its source on 2026-08-12.

- **Provider:** OpenAI _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Model ID / API name:** gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Lifecycle status:** Deprecated _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Deprecation announced:** June 11, 2026 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Shutdown / retirement date:** Dec 11, 2026 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Recommended replacement:** gpt-5.6-terra _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> GPT-5 and o3 model deprecations On June 11, 2026, we notified developers using older GPT-5 and o3 model snapshots of their deprecation and removal from the API on December 11, 2026. Shutdown date | Model / system | Recommended replacement | Dec 11, 2026 | gpt-5-2025-08-07 | gpt-5.6-sol | Dec 11, 2026 | gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 | gpt-5.6-terra | Dec 11, 2026 | gpt-5-nano-2025-08-07 | gpt-5.6-luna | Dec 11, 2026 | gpt-5-pro-2025-10-06 | gpt-5.6-sol ( reasoning.mode: pro ) | Dec 11, 2026 | o3-2025-04-16 | gpt-5.6-sol | Dec 11, 2026 | o3-pro-2025-06-10 | gpt-5.6-sol ( reasoning.mode: pro ) | 2026-06-03: Reusable prompts On June 3, 2026, we notified developers using reusable prompts in the dashboard and API that reusable prompt objects are being deprecated. Date | Update | June 3, 2026 | Deprecation announced and prompt creation de-emphasized in the platform. | Nov 30, 2026 | The v1/prompts API and reusable prompt objects are scheduled to shut down. | To migrate, move reusable prompt content into your application code. See <https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/guides/prompting/migrate-from-prompt-object> Migrate from prompt objects .

## 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/).