OpenAI retires early GPT-5 snapshots, o3 and old image models
OpenAI removes older GPT Image models from the API on December 1, 2026. The first GPT-5 snapshots, o3 and o3-pro shut down on December 11, 2026.
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3 on recordOpenAI Evals, reusable prompts and Agent Builder shut down November 30
OpenAI shuts down three tools on November 30, 2026: Evals, reusable prompts (the v1/prompts API) and Agent Builder. Your evals turn read-only on October 31, 2026.
2 linked sources · Read the evidenceOpenAI shuts down gpt-4, gpt-3.5-turbo, o1 and o4-mini on October 23
OpenAI shuts down a set of older API models on October 23, 2026, including gpt-4, gpt-3.5-turbo, o1, o3-mini and o4-mini. Apps that call them must change the model name.
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