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

For text-davinci-edit-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-4o, recorded from its source on 2026-08-12.

- **Provider:** OpenAI _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Model ID / API name:** text-davinci-edit-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-4o _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Pricing for the replacement babbage-002 and davinci-002 models can be found on the <https://openai.com/api/pricing> pricing page . Edit models & endpoint Shutdown date | Model / system | Recommended replacement | 2024-01-04 | text-davinci-edit-001 | gpt-4o |

## 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/).