OpenAI API Models End of Life (EOL) Dates and End of Support (EOS) Dates
Latest Release: GPT-Image-2.5 Sunburst
16 OpenAI API Models versions have reached End of Life (EOL) and End of Support (EOS), including OpenAI API Models GPT-5.3 Chat (EOL date: Aug 10, 2026) — no longer receiving security updates or patches. OpenAI API Models Sora 2 Pro reaches its End of Support date on Sep 24, 2026 — plan your upgrade path now. OpenAI API Models GPT-Image-2.5 Sunburst is the current supported release — 41 versions in active support. Also see Azure Kubernetes Service end of life dates for related end-of-life information.
Currently Supported OpenAI API Models Releases - Active EOS/EOSL Support (41)
| Release | Aliases | Recommended Replacement | Released | Deprecated support | Active support |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPT-Image-2.5 Sunburst | gpt-image-2.5-sunburst, gpt-image-2.5-sunburst-2026-09-08 | N/A | (1 week and 5 days ago) | Active | Active |
| GPT-Image-2.5 Flare | gpt-image-2.5-flare, gpt-image-2.5-flare-2026-09-08 | N/A | (2 weeks and 3 days ago) | Active | Active |
| GPT-6 Astra | gpt-6-astra | N/A | (2 weeks and 3 days ago) | Active | Active |
| GPT-5.6 Cyber | gpt-5.6-cyber | N/A | (1 month and 1 week ago) | Active | Active |
| GPT-Transcribe | gpt-transcribe | N/A | (1 month and 3 weeks ago) | Active | Active |
| GPT-Live-Transcribe | gpt-live-transcribe | N/A | (1 month and 3 weeks ago) | Active | Active |
| GPT-5.6 Sol | gpt-5.6-sol | N/A | (2 months ago) | Active | Active |
| GPT-5.6 Terra | gpt-5.6-terra | N/A | (2 months ago) | Active | Active |
| GPT-5.6 Luna | gpt-5.6-luna | N/A | (2 months ago) | Active | Active |
| GPT-Live 1 | gpt-live-1, gpt-live-1 | N/A | (2 months ago) | Active | Active |
| GPT-Realtime-2.1 Mini | gpt-realtime-2.1-mini | N/A | (2 months ago) | Active | Active |
| GPT-Realtime-2.1 | gpt-realtime-2.1 | N/A | (2 months ago) | Active | Active |
| GPT-Realtime-Whisper | gpt-realtime-whisper | N/A | (4 months ago) | Active | Active |
| GPT-Realtime-Translate | gpt-realtime-translate | N/A | (4 months ago) | Active | Active |
| GPT-Realtime-2 | gpt-realtime-2 | N/A | (4 months ago) | Active | Active |
| Chat Latest | chat-latest | N/A | (4 months ago) | Active | Active |
| GPT-5.5 Pro | gpt-5.5-pro-2026-04-23 | N/A | (4 months ago) | Active | Active |
| GPT-5.5 | gpt-5.5-2026-04-23 | N/A | (4 months ago) | Active | Active |
| GPT-Image-2 | gpt-image-2-2026-04-21 | N/A | (4 months ago) | Active | Active |
| GPT-5.4 nano | gpt-5.4-nano-2026-03-17 | N/A | (6 months ago) | Active | Active |
| GPT-5.4 Mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | N/A | (6 months ago) | Active | Active |
| GPT-5.4 Pro | gpt-5.4-pro-2026-03-05 | N/A | (6 months ago) | Active | Active |
| GPT-5.4 | gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 | N/A | (6 months ago) | Active | Active |
| GPT-Realtime-1.5 | gpt-realtime-1.5 | N/A | (6 months ago) | Active | Active |
| GPT-Audio-1.5 | gpt-audio-1.5 | N/A | (6 months ago) | Active | Active |
| GPT-5.3-Codex | gpt-5.3-codex | N/A | (7 months ago) | Active | Active |
| GPT-5.2 Pro | gpt-5.2-pro-2025-12-11 | N/A | (9 months ago) | Active | Active |
| GPT-5.2 | gpt-5.2-2025-12-11 | N/A | (9 months ago) | Active | Active |
| GPT-5.1 | gpt-5.1-2025-11-13 | N/A | (10 months ago) | Active | Active |
| gpt-oss-20b | gpt-oss-20b | N/A | (1 year and 1 month ago) | Active | Active |
| gpt-oss-120b | gpt-oss-120b | N/A | (1 year and 1 month ago) | Active | Active |
| GPT-4.1 Mini | gpt-4.1-mini-2025-04-14 | N/A | (1 year and 5 months ago) | Active | Active |
| GPT-4.1 | gpt-4.1-2025-04-14 | N/A | (1 year and 5 months ago) | Active | Active |
| GPT-4o Mini TTS | gpt-4o-mini-tts-2025-03-20, gpt-4o-mini-tts-2025-12-15 | N/A | (1 year and 6 months ago) | Active | Active |
| omni-moderation | omni-moderation-2024-09-26 | N/A | (1 year and 11 months ago) | Active | Active |
| GPT-4o Mini | gpt-4o-mini-2024-07-18 | N/A | (2 years and 2 months ago) | Active | Active |
| text-embedding-3-small | text-embedding-3-small | N/A | (2 years and 7 months ago) | Active | Active |
| text-embedding-3-large | text-embedding-3-large | N/A | (2 years and 7 months ago) | Active | Active |
| TTS-1 HD | tts-1-hd | N/A | (2 years and 10 months ago) | Active | Active |
| TTS-1 | tts-1 | N/A | (2 years and 10 months ago) | Active | Active |
| text-embedding-ada-002 | text-embedding-ada-002 | N/A | (4 years and 7 months ago) | Active | Active |
OpenAI API Models Releases Nearing End of Life - Support Ending Soon (31)
Important: The following OpenAI API Models releases will reach End of Life (EOL) within 6 months. Plan your migration to a supported release to ensure continued security updates and support.
| Release | Aliases | Recommended Replacement | Released | Deprecated support | Active support |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sora 2 Pro | sora-2-pro-2025-10-06, sora-2-pro | N/A | (11 months ago) | (in 4 days) | (5 months ago) |
| Sora 2 | sora-2-2025-12-08, sora-2-2025-10-06, sora-2 | N/A | (11 months ago) | (in 4 days) | (5 months ago) |
| davinci-002 | davinci-002 | gpt-5.6-terra | (3 years ago) | (in 1 week and 1 day) | (11 months ago) |
| babbage-002 | babbage-002 | gpt-5.6-terra | (3 years ago) | (in 1 week and 1 day) | (11 months ago) |
| GPT-3.5 Turbo | gpt-3.5-turbo-0125, gpt-3.5-turbo-1106, gpt-3.5-turbo-instruct | gpt-5.6-terra | (3 years and 6 months ago) | (in 1 month and 3 days) | (4 months ago) |
| GPT-4 | gpt-4-0613, gpt-4-0314 | gpt-5.6-sol | (3 years and 6 months ago) | (in 1 month and 3 days) | (4 months ago) |
| GPT-4 Turbo | gpt-4-turbo-2024-04-09 | gpt-5.6-sol | (2 years and 10 months ago) | (in 1 month and 3 days) | (4 months ago) |
| GPT-4o | gpt-4o-2024-11-20, gpt-4o-2024-08-06, gpt-4o-2024-05-13 | gpt-5.6-sol | (2 years and 4 months ago) | (in 1 month and 3 days) | (4 months ago) |
| o1 | o1-2024-12-17 | gpt-5.6-sol | (1 year and 9 months ago) | (in 1 month and 3 days) | (4 months ago) |
| o3-mini | o3-mini-2025-01-31 | gpt-5.6-sol | (1 year and 7 months ago) | (in 1 month and 3 days) | (4 months ago) |
| o1-pro | o1-pro-2025-03-19 | gpt-5.6-sol ( reasoning.mode: pro ) | (1 year and 6 months ago) | (in 1 month and 3 days) | (4 months ago) |
| GPT-Image-1 | gpt-image-1 | gpt-image-2 | (1 year and 5 months ago) | (in 1 month and 3 days) | (4 months ago) |
| GPT-4.1 nano | gpt-4.1-nano-2025-04-14 | gpt-5.6-luna | (1 year and 5 months ago) | (in 1 month and 3 days) | (4 months ago) |
| o4-mini | o4-mini-2025-04-16 | gpt-5.6-terra | (1 year and 5 months ago) | (in 1 month and 3 days) | (4 months ago) |
| chatgpt-image-latest | chatgpt-image-latest | gpt-image-2 | (1 year and 5 months ago) | (in 2 months) | (3 months ago) |
| GPT-Image-1 Mini | gpt-image-1-mini | gpt-image-2 | (11 months ago) | (in 2 months) | (3 months ago) |
| GPT-Image-1.5 | gpt-image-1.5-2025-12-16 | gpt-image-2 | (9 months ago) | (in 2 months) | (3 months ago) |
| o3-pro | o3-pro-2025-06-10 | gpt-5.6-sol ( reasoning.mode: pro ) | (1 year and 5 months ago) | (in 2 months) | (3 months ago) |
| o3 | o3-2025-04-16 | gpt-5.6-sol | (1 year and 5 months ago) | (in 2 months) | (3 months ago) |
| GPT-5 Pro | gpt-5-pro-2025-10-06 | gpt-5.6-sol ( reasoning.mode: pro ) | (1 year and 1 month ago) | (in 2 months) | (3 months ago) |
| GPT-5 nano | gpt-5-nano-2025-08-07 | gpt-5.6-luna | (1 year and 1 month ago) | (in 2 months) | (3 months ago) |
| GPT-5 Mini | gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 | gpt-5.6-terra | (1 year and 1 month ago) | (in 2 months) | (3 months ago) |
| GPT-5 | gpt-5-2025-08-07 | gpt-5.6-sol | (1 year and 1 month ago) | (in 2 months) | (3 months ago) |
| GPT-Realtime | gpt-realtime-2025-08-28 | gpt-realtime-2.1 | (1 year ago) | (in 4 months) | (2 months ago) |
| GPT-Realtime Mini | gpt-realtime-mini-2025-10-06, gpt-realtime-mini-2025-12-15 | gpt-realtime-2.1-mini | (11 months ago) | (in 4 months) | (2 months ago) |
| GPT-Audio Mini | gpt-audio-mini-2025-10-06, gpt-audio-mini-2025-12-15 | gpt-audio-1.5 | (8 months ago) | (in 4 months) | (2 months ago) |
| GPT-Audio | gpt-audio-2025-08-28 | gpt-audio-1.5 | (8 months ago) | (in 4 months) | (2 months ago) |
| Whisper | whisper-1 | gpt-live-transcribe or gpt-transcribe | (3 years and 11 months ago) | (in 5 months) | (3 weeks and 4 days ago) |
| GPT-4o Transcribe | gpt-4o-transcribe | gpt-live-transcribe or gpt-transcribe | (1 year and 6 months ago) | (in 5 months) | (3 weeks and 4 days ago) |
| GPT-4o Mini Transcribe | gpt-4o-mini-transcribe-2025-03-20, gpt-4o-mini-transcribe-2025-12-15 | gpt-live-transcribe or gpt-transcribe | (1 year and 6 months ago) | (in 5 months) | (3 weeks and 4 days ago) |
| GPT-4o Transcribe Diarize | gpt-4o-transcribe-diarize | gpt-live-transcribe or gpt-transcribe | (11 months ago) | (in 5 months) | (3 weeks and 4 days ago) |
OpenAI API Models End of Life (EOL) Releases - No Longer Supported (16)
| Release | Aliases | Recommended Replacement | Released | Deprecated support | Active support |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPT-5.3 Chat | gpt-5.3-chat-latest | gpt-5.6-sol | (6 months ago) | (1 month and 1 week ago) | (4 months ago) |
| GPT-5.2-Codex | gpt-5.2-codex | gpt-5.6-sol | (9 months ago) | (1 month and 4 weeks ago) | (4 months ago) |
| GPT-5.2 Chat | gpt-5.2-chat-latest | gpt-5.6-sol | (9 months ago) | (1 month and 1 week ago) | (4 months ago) |
| GPT-5.1-Codex-Max | gpt-5.1-codex-max | gpt-5.6-sol | (10 months ago) | (1 month and 4 weeks ago) | (4 months ago) |
| GPT-5.1-Codex Mini | gpt-5.1-codex-mini | gpt-5.6-terra | (10 months ago) | (1 month and 4 weeks ago) | (4 months ago) |
| GPT-5.1-Codex | gpt-5.1-codex | gpt-5.6-sol | (10 months ago) | (1 month and 4 weeks ago) | (4 months ago) |
| GPT-5.1 Chat | gpt-5.1-chat-latest | gpt-5.6-sol | (10 months ago) | (1 month and 4 weeks ago) | (4 months ago) |
| GPT-5-Codex | gpt-5-codex | gpt-5.6-sol | (1 year ago) | (1 month and 4 weeks ago) | (4 months ago) |
| GPT-5 Chat | gpt-5-chat-latest | gpt-5.6-sol | (1 year and 1 month ago) | (1 month and 4 weeks ago) | (4 months ago) |
| codex-mini-latest | codex-mini-latest | gpt-5-codex-mini | (1 year and 4 months ago) | (7 months ago) | (10 months ago) |
| o4-mini-deep-research | o4-mini-deep-research-2025-06-26 | gpt-5.6-sol | (1 year and 7 months ago) | (1 month and 4 weeks ago) | (4 months ago) |
| o3-deep-research | o3-deep-research-2025-06-26 | gpt-5.6-sol | (1 year and 7 months ago) | (1 month and 4 weeks ago) | (4 months ago) |
| o1-mini | o1-mini-2024-09-12 | o4-mini | (2 years ago) | (10 months ago) | (1 year and 4 months ago) |
| ChatGPT-4o | chatgpt-4o-latest | gpt-5.1-chat-latest | (2 years and 1 month ago) | (7 months ago) | (10 months ago) |
| text-moderation-stable | text-moderation-007 | omni-moderation | (4 years and 1 month ago) | (10 months ago) | (1 year and 4 months ago) |
| text-moderation | text-moderation-007 | omni-moderation | (4 years and 1 month ago) | (10 months ago) | (1 year and 4 months ago) |
OpenAI API Models End of Life & Support Summary
Which OpenAI API Models Versions Are Currently Supported?
OpenAI API Models currently has 41 supported releases. OpenAI API Models GPT-Image-2.5 Sunburst is the latest. OpenAI API Models GPT-Image-2.5 Flare. Note that OpenAI API Models Sora 2 Pro support ends on Sep 24, 2026 — plan your upgrade before then. Also see Heroku Postgres end of service life for related end-of-life information.
OpenAI API Models Versions Nearing End of Life
31 OpenAI API Models releases are reaching End of Life (EOL) within 6 months. OpenAI API Models Sora 2 Pro support ends on Sep 24, 2026. OpenAI API Models Sora 2 follows on Sep 24, 2026. Upgrade to OpenAI API Models GPT-Image-2.5 Sunburst to stay on a supported release. Also see GitHub Actions Runner Images end of service life for related end-of-life information.
OpenAI API Models End of Life (EOL) Version History
16 OpenAI API Models releases have reached End of Life (EOL) and End of Support (EOS) — no longer receiving updates or patches. OpenAI API Models GPT-5.3 Chat reached EOL on Aug 10, 2026. OpenAI API Models GPT-Image-2.5 Sunburst is the recommended upgrade for users still on End of Life versions.