# gpt-image-1 — AI model deprecation and retirement dates by provider For gpt-image-1, provider is OpenAI; lifecycle status is Deprecated; deprecation announced is April 22, 2026; shutdown / retirement date is October 23, 2026; recommended replacement is gpt-image-2, recorded from its source on 2026-08-12. - **Provider:** OpenAI _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Model ID / API name:** gpt-image-1 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Lifecycle status:** Deprecated _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Deprecation announced:** April 22, 2026 - **Shutdown / retirement date:** October 23, 2026 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Recommended replacement:** gpt-image-2 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Human-readable model name:** gpt-image-1 _(per learn.microsoft.com, not stated by the source above)_ - **Platform / deployment scope:** Azure / Microsoft Foundry _(per learn.microsoft.com, not stated by the source above)_ ## What the source says > 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 | ## 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. ### 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 | Source: 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 | Source: 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 | Source: 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 | Source: 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 | Source: 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 | Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/openai/concepts/model-retirement-schedule ## Source - https://platform.openai.com/docs/deprecations - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/openai/concepts/model-retirement-schedule 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/).