o4-mini — Deprecated — shutdown 2026-11-19
For o4-mini, provider is Microsoft Azure / Foundry; lifecycle status is Deprecated; shutdown / retirement date is 2026-11-19; recommended replacement is gpt-5.6-terra; platform / deployment scope is Azure / Microsoft Foundry, recorded from its source on 2026-09-16.
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- o4-mini verified
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- Deprecated verified
- Shutdown / retirement date
- 2026-11-19 verified
- Recommended replacement
- gpt-5.6-terra verified
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- Azure / Microsoft Foundry our reading
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| o4-mini | 2025-04-16 | Deprecated | 2026-11-19 | gpt-5.6-terra |
— raw.githubusercontent.com, retrieved 2026-09-16
Sources
- raw.githubusercontent.comhttps://raw.githubusercontent.com/MicrosoftDocs/azure-ai-docs/main/articles/foundry/openai/includes/concepts-model-retirement-schedule-content.md
- learn.microsoft.comhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/openai/concepts/model-retirement-schedule
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