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Provider

platform.openai.com says provider is OpenAI, as of 2026-08-12.

You can expect that a legacy model or endpoint will be deprecated at some point in the future. Upcoming deprecations Upcoming deprecations are listed below, with the most recent announcements at the top. 2026-07-20: Legacy audio, realtime, and transcription models On July 20, 2026, we notified developers using legacy audio, realtime, and transcription model families and snapshots of their deprecation and removal from the API on January 20, 2027. Shutdown date | Model family / snapshot | Recommended replacement | Jan 20, 2027 | gpt-realtime | gpt-realtime-2.1 | Jan 20, 2027 | gpt-audio | gpt-audio-1.5 | Jan 20, 2027 | gpt-4o-audio | gpt-audio-1.5 | Jan 20, 2027 | gpt-4o-realtime | gpt-realtime-2.1 | Jan 20, 2027 | gpt-realtime-mini | gpt-realtime-2.1-mini | Jan 20, 2027 | gpt-audio-mini | gpt-audio-1.5 | Jan 20, 2027 | gpt-4o-mini-realtime | gpt-realtime-2.1-mini | Jan 20, 2027 | gpt-4o-mini-audio | gpt-audio-1.5 | Jan 20, 2027 | gpt-4o-mini-transcribe-2025-03-20 | gpt-4o-mini-transcribe-2025-12-15 | 2026-06-11: 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 .

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

learn.microsoft.com says provider is Microsoft Azure / Foundry, as of 2026-08-12.

GA | 2028-01-11 | — | gpt-audio | 2025-08-28 | GA | 2027-03-02 |

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/openai/concepts/model-retirement-schedule

Lifecycle status

platform.openai.com says lifecycle status is Deprecated, as of 2026-08-12.

You can expect that a legacy model or endpoint will be deprecated at some point in the future. Upcoming deprecations Upcoming deprecations are listed below, with the most recent announcements at the top. 2026-07-20: Legacy audio, realtime, and transcription models On July 20, 2026, we notified developers using legacy audio, realtime, and transcription model families and snapshots of their deprecation and removal from the API on January 20, 2027. Shutdown date | Model family / snapshot | Recommended replacement | Jan 20, 2027 | gpt-realtime | gpt-realtime-2.1 | Jan 20, 2027 | gpt-audio | gpt-audio-1.5 | Jan 20, 2027 | gpt-4o-audio | gpt-audio-1.5 | Jan 20, 2027 | gpt-4o-realtime | gpt-realtime-2.1 | Jan 20, 2027 | gpt-realtime-mini | gpt-realtime-2.1-mini | Jan 20, 2027 | gpt-audio-mini | gpt-audio-1.5 | Jan 20, 2027 | gpt-4o-mini-realtime | gpt-realtime-2.1-mini | Jan 20, 2027 | gpt-4o-mini-audio | gpt-audio-1.5 | Jan 20, 2027 | gpt-4o-mini-transcribe-2025-03-20 | gpt-4o-mini-transcribe-2025-12-15 | 2026-06-11: 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 .

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

learn.microsoft.com says lifecycle status is GA, as of 2026-08-12.

GA | 2028-01-11 | — | gpt-audio | 2025-08-28 | GA | 2027-03-02 |

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/openai/concepts/model-retirement-schedule

Shutdown / retirement date

platform.openai.com says shutdown / retirement date is Jan 20, 2027, as of 2026-08-12.

You can expect that a legacy model or endpoint will be deprecated at some point in the future. Upcoming deprecations Upcoming deprecations are listed below, with the most recent announcements at the top. 2026-07-20: Legacy audio, realtime, and transcription models On July 20, 2026, we notified developers using legacy audio, realtime, and transcription model families and snapshots of their deprecation and removal from the API on January 20, 2027. Shutdown date | Model family / snapshot | Recommended replacement | Jan 20, 2027 | gpt-realtime | gpt-realtime-2.1 | Jan 20, 2027 | gpt-audio | gpt-audio-1.5 | Jan 20, 2027 | gpt-4o-audio | gpt-audio-1.5 | Jan 20, 2027 | gpt-4o-realtime | gpt-realtime-2.1 | Jan 20, 2027 | gpt-realtime-mini | gpt-realtime-2.1-mini | Jan 20, 2027 | gpt-audio-mini | gpt-audio-1.5 | Jan 20, 2027 | gpt-4o-mini-realtime | gpt-realtime-2.1-mini | Jan 20, 2027 | gpt-4o-mini-audio | gpt-audio-1.5 | Jan 20, 2027 | gpt-4o-mini-transcribe-2025-03-20 | gpt-4o-mini-transcribe-2025-12-15 | 2026-06-11: 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 .

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

learn.microsoft.com says shutdown / retirement date is 2027-03-02, as of 2026-08-12.

GA | 2028-01-11 | — | gpt-audio | 2025-08-28 | GA | 2027-03-02 |

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/openai/concepts/model-retirement-schedule