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Provider

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

gpt-image-1-mini | gpt-image-2 | Dec 1, 2026 | gpt-image-1.5 | gpt-image-2 | Dec 1, 2026 | chatgpt-image-latest | gpt-image-2 | Update to OpenAI’s self-serve fine-tuning On May 7th, 2026, we notified developers using OpenAI’s self-serve fine-tuning platform of updates to availability. Inference on fine-tuned models will continue to be available until the base models are deprecated. Date | Update | May 7, 2026 | Creating fine-tuning jobs or training is not available to organizations that have not previously run fine-tuning. | July 2, 2026 | Creating fine-tuning jobs is no longer available to organizations that have not run inference on a fine-tuned model in the past 60 days. | Jan 6, 2027 | Active existing customers will no longer be able to create new fine-tuning jobs on this date. Inference on fine-tuned models will be disabled only when the underlying base model is deprecated. | 2026-04-22: Legacy GPT model snapshots To improve reliability and make it easier for developers to choose the right models, we are deprecating a set of older OpenAI models. Access to these models will be shut down on the dates below. Shutdown date | Model snapshot | Substitute model | October 23, 2026 |

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

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

Preview | 2026-08-28 | — | gpt-image-1 | 2025-04-15 | Preview | 2026-10-23 |

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.

gpt-image-1-mini | gpt-image-2 | Dec 1, 2026 | gpt-image-1.5 | gpt-image-2 | Dec 1, 2026 | chatgpt-image-latest | gpt-image-2 | Update to OpenAI’s self-serve fine-tuning On May 7th, 2026, we notified developers using OpenAI’s self-serve fine-tuning platform of updates to availability. Inference on fine-tuned models will continue to be available until the base models are deprecated. Date | Update | May 7, 2026 | Creating fine-tuning jobs or training is not available to organizations that have not previously run fine-tuning. | July 2, 2026 | Creating fine-tuning jobs is no longer available to organizations that have not run inference on a fine-tuned model in the past 60 days. | Jan 6, 2027 | Active existing customers will no longer be able to create new fine-tuning jobs on this date. Inference on fine-tuned models will be disabled only when the underlying base model is deprecated. | 2026-04-22: Legacy GPT model snapshots To improve reliability and make it easier for developers to choose the right models, we are deprecating a set of older OpenAI models. Access to these models will be shut down on the dates below. Shutdown date | Model snapshot | Substitute model | October 23, 2026 |

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

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

Preview | 2026-08-28 | — | gpt-image-1 | 2025-04-15 | Preview | 2026-10-23 |

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

Shutdown / retirement date

platform.openai.com says shutdown / retirement date is October 23, 2026, as of 2026-08-12.

gpt-image-1-mini | gpt-image-2 | Dec 1, 2026 | gpt-image-1.5 | gpt-image-2 | Dec 1, 2026 | chatgpt-image-latest | gpt-image-2 | Update to OpenAI’s self-serve fine-tuning On May 7th, 2026, we notified developers using OpenAI’s self-serve fine-tuning platform of updates to availability. Inference on fine-tuned models will continue to be available until the base models are deprecated. Date | Update | May 7, 2026 | Creating fine-tuning jobs or training is not available to organizations that have not previously run fine-tuning. | July 2, 2026 | Creating fine-tuning jobs is no longer available to organizations that have not run inference on a fine-tuned model in the past 60 days. | Jan 6, 2027 | Active existing customers will no longer be able to create new fine-tuning jobs on this date. Inference on fine-tuned models will be disabled only when the underlying base model is deprecated. | 2026-04-22: Legacy GPT model snapshots To improve reliability and make it easier for developers to choose the right models, we are deprecating a set of older OpenAI models. Access to these models will be shut down on the dates below. Shutdown date | Model snapshot | Substitute model | October 23, 2026 |

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

learn.microsoft.com says shutdown / retirement date is 2026-10-23, as of 2026-08-12.

Preview | 2026-08-28 | — | gpt-image-1 | 2025-04-15 | Preview | 2026-10-23 |

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