# text-babbage-001 — AI model deprecation and retirement dates by provider

For text-babbage-001, provider is OpenAI; lifecycle status is Retired; deprecation announced is July 6, 2023; shutdown / retirement date is 2024-01-04; recommended replacement is gpt-3.5-turbo-instruct, recorded from its source on 2026-08-12.

- **Provider:** OpenAI _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Model ID / API name:** text-babbage-001 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Lifecycle status:** Retired
- **Deprecation announced:** July 6, 2023
- **Shutdown / retirement date:** 2024-01-04 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Recommended replacement:** gpt-3.5-turbo-instruct _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> gpt-3.5-turbo-instruct | 2024-01-04 | text-babbage-001 | $0.50 / 1M tokens | gpt-3.5-turbo-instruct | 2024-01-04 | text-curie-001 | $2.00 / 1M tokens | gpt-3.5-turbo-instruct | 2024-01-04 | text-davinci-001 | $20.00 / 1M tokens | gpt-3.5-turbo-instruct | 2024-01-04 | text-davinci-002 | $20.00 / 1M tokens | gpt-3.5-turbo-instruct | 2024-01-04 | text-davinci-003 | $20.00 / 1M tokens | gpt-3.5-turbo-instruct | Pricing for the replacement gpt-3.5-turbo-instruct model can be found on the <https://openai.com/api/pricing> pricing page .

## Source

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

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/).