# grok-3-mini — AI model deprecation and retirement dates by provider

For grok-3-mini, provider is Microsoft Azure / Foundry; lifecycle status is Retired; shutdown / retirement date is 2026-05-01; recommended replacement is grok-4-1-fast-reasoning; platform / deployment scope is Azure / Microsoft Foundry, recorded from its source on 2026-08-12.

- **Provider:** Microsoft Azure / Foundry
- **Model ID / API name:** grok-3-mini _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Human-readable model name:** grok-3-mini _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Lifecycle status:** Retired _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Shutdown / retirement date:** 2026-05-01 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Recommended replacement:** grok-4-1-fast-reasoning _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Platform / deployment scope:** Azure / Microsoft Foundry _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> 2026-05-01 | grok-4 | grok-3-mini | 1 | Retired | 2026-05-01 | grok-4-1-fast-reasoning |

## Source

- 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/).