gpt-image-1.5 — Deprecated or GA — shutdown Dec 1, 2026 or 2026-12-16 — sources disagree
For gpt-image-1.5, provider is OpenAI; lifecycle status is disputed: Deprecated per developers.openai.com, GA per learn.microsoft.com; deprecation announced is June 2, 2026; shutdown / retirement date is disputed: Dec 1, 2026 per developers.openai.com, 2026-12-16 per learn.microsoft.com; recommended replacement is gpt-image-2.5-sunburst or gpt-image-2.5-flare, recorded from its source on 2026-09-28; source re-checked 2026-10-12.
- Provider
- OpenAI our reading
- Microsoft Azure / Foundry per learn.microsoft.com
- Model ID / API name
- gpt-image-1.5 verified
- Lifecycle status
- Deprecated sources disagree
- Deprecation announced
- June 2, 2026 verified
- Shutdown / retirement date
- Dec 1, 2026 sources disagree
- Recommended replacement
- gpt-image-2.5-sunburst or gpt-image-2.5-flare verified
- Human-readable model name
- gpt-image-1.5 per learn.microsoft.com
- Platform / deployment scope
- Azure / Microsoft Foundry per learn.microsoft.com
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
| Dec 1, 2026 | `gpt-image-1.5` | `gpt-image-2.5-sunburst` or `gpt-image-2.5-flare` |
— developers.openai.com, retrieved 2026-09-28
Where each value comes from
The value above is stated away from the sentence quoted with the answer, so the passage that states it is shown here too.
Deprecation announced
On June 2, 2026, we notified developers using older GPT Image models of their deprecation and removal from the API on December 1, 2026.
— all from developers.openai.com, retrieved 2026-09-28
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 2026-09-28.
| Dec 1, 2026 | `gpt-image-1.5` | `gpt-image-2.5-sunburst` or `gpt-image-2.5-flare` |
https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/deprecations.md
learn.microsoft.com says lifecycle status is GA, as of 2026-09-21.
| gpt-image-1.5 | 2025-12-16 | GA | 2026-12-16 | — |
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/openai/concepts/model-retirement-schedule
Shutdown / retirement date
developers.openai.com says shutdown / retirement date is Dec 1, 2026, as of 2026-09-28.
| Dec 1, 2026 | `gpt-image-1.5` | `gpt-image-2.5-sunburst` or `gpt-image-2.5-flare` |
https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/deprecations.md
learn.microsoft.com says shutdown / retirement date is 2026-12-16, as of 2026-09-21.
| gpt-image-1.5 | 2025-12-16 | GA | 2026-12-16 | — |
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/openai/concepts/model-retirement-schedule
Where the other sources' values come from
These values were taken from a passage elsewhere on the other source's page, not from the row quoted with it above.
Shutdown / retirement date
| Model | Version | Lifecycle | Retirement date | Replacement | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | codex-mini | 2025-05-16 | Deprecated | 2026-11-15 | — | | gpt-4.1 | 2025-04-14 | Deprecated | 2027-04-14 | — | | gpt-4.1-mini | 2025-04-14 | Deprecated | 2027-04-14 | — | | gpt-4.1-nano | 2025-04-14 | Deprecated | 2027-04-14 | — | | gpt-4o | 2024-05-13 | Deprecated | 2026-12-09 | gpt-5.6-sol | | gpt-4o | 2024-08-06 | Deprecated | 2027-04-14 | gpt-5.1 | | gpt-4o | 2024-11-20 | Legacy | 2027-04-14 | gpt-5.1 | | gpt-4o-mini | 2024-07-18 | Deprecated | 2027-04-14 | — | | gpt-4o-mini-transcribe | 2025-03-20 | GA | 2026-10-15 | — | | gpt-4o-mini-transcribe | 2025-12-15 | GA | 2027-06-15 | — | | gpt-4o-mini-tts | 2025-03-20 | Preview | 2026-10-15 | — | | gpt-4o-mini-tts | 2025-12-15 | GA | 2027-06-15 | — | | gpt-4o-transcribe | 2025-03-20 | GA | 2026-10-15 | — | | gpt-4o-transcribe-diarize | 2025-10-15 | GA | 2027-04-15 | — | | gpt-5 | 2025-08-07 | GA | 2027-02-09 | — | | gpt-5-chat | 2025-08-07 | Retired | 2026-06-29 | gpt-chat-latest | | gpt-5-chat | 2025-10-03 | Retired | 2026-05-13 | gpt-chat-latest | | gpt-5-codex | 2025-09-15 | GA | 2027-03-17 | — | | gpt-5-mini | 2025-08-07 | GA | 2027-02-09 | — | | gpt-5-nano | 2025-08-07 | GA | 2027-02-09 | — | | gpt-5-pro | 2025-10-06 | GA | 2027-04-07 | — | | gpt-5.1 | 2025-11-13 | GA | 2027-05-15 | — | | gpt-5.1-chat | 2025-11-13 | Retired | 2026-06-29 | gpt-chat-latest | | gpt-5.1-codex | 2025-11-13 | GA | 2027-05-15 | — | | gpt-5.1-codex-max | 2025-12-04 | GA | 2027-05-18 | — | | gpt-5.1-codex-mini | 2025-11-13 | GA | 2027-05-15 | — | | gpt-5.2 | 2025-12-11 | GA | 2027-06-08 | — | | gpt-5.2-chat | 2025-12-11 | Retired | 2026-05-13 | gpt-chat-latest | | gpt-5.2-chat | 2026-02-10 | Retired | 2026-06-29 | gpt-chat-latest | | gpt-5.2-codex | 2026-01-14 | GA | 2027-07-13 | — | | gpt-5.3-chat | 2026-03-03 | Retired | 2026-06-29 | gpt-chat-latest | | gpt-5.3-codex | 2026-02-24 | GA | 2027-08-24 | — | | gpt-5.4 | 2026-03-05 | GA | 2027-09-02 | — | | gpt-5.4-mini | 2026-03-17 | GA | 2027-09-21 | — | | gpt-5.4-nano | 2026-03-17 | GA | 2027-09-21 | — | | gpt-5.4-pro | 2026-03-05 | GA | 2027-09-07 | — | | gpt-5.5 | 2026-04-24 | GA | 2027-10-26 | — | | gpt-5.6-luna | 2026-07-09 | GA | 2028-01-11 | — | | gpt-5.6-sol | 2026-07-09 | GA | 2028-01-11 | — | | gpt-5.6-terra | 2026-07-09 | GA | 2028-01-11 | — | | gpt-audio | 2025-08-28 | GA | 2027-03-02 | — | | gpt-audio-1.5 | 2026-02-23 | GA | 2027-08-24 | — | | gpt-audio-mini | 2025-10-06 | GA | 2027-04-06 | — | | gpt-audio-mini | 2025-12-15 | GA | 2027-06-15 | — | | gpt-chat-latest | 2026-05-05 | Preview | 2026-08-05 | — | | gpt-chat-latest | 2026-05-28 | Preview | 2026-08-28 | — | | gpt-chat-latest | 2026-06-24 | Preview | 2026-09-24 | — | | gpt-chat-latest | 2026-08-06 | Preview | 2026-12-02 | — | | gpt-image-1 | 2025-04-15 | Preview | 2026-10-23 | — | | gpt-image-1-mini | 2025-10-06 | GA | 2027-04-07 | — | | gpt-image-1.5 | 2025-12-16 | GA | 2026-12-16 | — |
— learn.microsoft.com, retrieved 2026-09-21
Sources
- developers.openai.comhttps://developers.openai.com/api/docs/deprecations.md
- platform.openai.comhttps://platform.openai.com/docs/deprecations
- learn.microsoft.comhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/openai/concepts/model-retirement-schedule