gpt-image-1-mini — Deprecated — shutdown Dec 1, 2026
For gpt-image-1-mini, provider is OpenAI; lifecycle status is Deprecated; deprecation announced is June 2, 2026; shutdown / retirement date is Dec 1, 2026; recommended replacement is gpt-image-2, recorded from its source on 2026-08-28.
- Provider
- OpenAI our reading
- Model ID / API name
- gpt-image-1-mini verified
- Lifecycle status
- Deprecated
- Deprecation announced
- June 2, 2026 verified
- Shutdown / retirement date
- Dec 1, 2026 verified
- Recommended replacement
- gpt-image-2 verified
- Human-readable model name
- gpt-image-1-mini per raw.githubusercontent.com
- Platform / deployment scope
- Azure / Microsoft Foundry per raw.githubusercontent.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
On June 2, 2026, we notified developers using older GPT Image models of their deprecation and removal from the API on December 1, 2026. Shutdown date | Model / system | Recommended replacement | Dec 1, 2026 | gpt-image-1-mini | gpt-image-2 |
— platform.openai.com, retrieved 2026-08-28
Where each value comes from
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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 platform.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.
Provider
platform.openai.com says provider is OpenAI, as of 2026-08-28.
On June 2, 2026, we notified developers using older GPT Image models of their deprecation and removal from the API on December 1, 2026. Shutdown date | Model / system | Recommended replacement | Dec 1, 2026 | gpt-image-1-mini | gpt-image-2 |
https://platform.openai.com/docs/deprecations
raw.githubusercontent.com says provider is Microsoft Azure / Foundry, as of 2026-08-28.
| gpt-image-1-mini | 2025-10-06 | GA | 2027-04-07 | — |
Lifecycle status
platform.openai.com says lifecycle status is Deprecated, as of 2026-08-28.
On June 2, 2026, we notified developers using older GPT Image models of their deprecation and removal from the API on December 1, 2026. Shutdown date | Model / system | Recommended replacement | Dec 1, 2026 | gpt-image-1-mini | gpt-image-2 |
https://platform.openai.com/docs/deprecations
raw.githubusercontent.com says lifecycle status is GA, as of 2026-08-28.
| gpt-image-1-mini | 2025-10-06 | GA | 2027-04-07 | — |
Shutdown / retirement date
platform.openai.com says shutdown / retirement date is Dec 1, 2026, as of 2026-08-28.
On June 2, 2026, we notified developers using older GPT Image models of their deprecation and removal from the API on December 1, 2026. Shutdown date | Model / system | Recommended replacement | Dec 1, 2026 | gpt-image-1-mini | gpt-image-2 |
https://platform.openai.com/docs/deprecations
raw.githubusercontent.com says shutdown / retirement date is 2027-04-07, as of 2026-08-28.
| gpt-image-1-mini | 2025-10-06 | GA | 2027-04-07 | — |
Sources
- platform.openai.comhttps://platform.openai.com/docs/deprecations
- raw.githubusercontent.comhttps://raw.githubusercontent.com/MicrosoftDocs/azure-ai-docs/main/articles/foundry/openai/includes/concepts-model-retirement-schedule-content.md