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AI models shutting down in February 2026

7 models have a published shutdown date in February 2026 (OpenAI 2, Anthropic 2, Google Gemini API 3). These are exact dates or a published shutdown month. A date that only says not sooner than is a floor and is not counted.

February 2026 is one month inside 2026. The same rows are also on the deadline list for 2026-02. calendar.ics and the calendar include this month. RSS lists newly recorded deprecations. The same model id can have a different date on Vertex, the Gemini API, Azure, or Bedrock. Why shutdown dates differ by platform.

Published shutdowns in February 2026.
Shutdown Provider Model Replacement Other platforms
2026-02-12
source, checked 2026-10-23
OpenAI codex-mini-latest gpt-5-codex-mini
Switch guide: gpt-5-codex-mini
This id is listed for one provider.
2026-02-17
source, checked 2026-10-23
Google Gemini API gemini-2.5-flash-preview-09-25
Release date on the deprecations page: 2025-09-25.
gemini-3.6-flash
Switch guide: gemini-3.6-flash
This id is listed for one provider.
2026-02-17
source, checked 2026-10-23
Google Gemini API imagen-4.0-generate-preview-06-06
Release date on the deprecations page: 2025-06-24.
gemini-nano-banana-2.1
Switch guide: gemini-nano-banana-2.1
This id is listed for one provider.
2026-02-17
source, checked 2026-10-23
Google Gemini API imagen-4.0-ultra-generate-preview-06-06
Release date on the deprecations page: 2025-06-24.
gemini-nano-banana-2.1
Switch guide: gemini-nano-banana-2.1
This id is listed for one provider.
2026-02-17
source, checked 2026-10-23
OpenAI chatgpt-4o-latest gpt-5.1-chat-latest
Switch guide: gpt-5.1-chat-latest
This id is listed for one provider.
2026-02-19
source, checked 2026-10-23
Anthropic claude-3-5-haiku-20241022 claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
Switch guide: claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
This id is listed for one provider.
2026-02-19
source, checked 2026-10-23
Anthropic claude-3-7-sonnet-20250219 claude-sonnet-5-5
Switch guide: claude-sonnet-5-5
This id is listed for one provider.

Questions

How many AI models shut down in February 2026?

7 models have a published shutdown date in February 2026.

How many OpenAI models shut down in February 2026?

2 OpenAI models have a published shutdown date in February 2026.

How many Anthropic models shut down in February 2026?

2 Anthropic models have a published shutdown date in February 2026.

How many Google Gemini API models shut down in February 2026?

3 Google Gemini API models have a published shutdown date in February 2026.

How many Google Vertex AI models shut down in February 2026?

No Google Vertex AI model has a published shutdown date in February 2026.

How many AWS Bedrock models shut down in February 2026?

No AWS Bedrock model has a published shutdown date in February 2026.

How many Azure OpenAI models shut down in February 2026?

No Azure OpenAI model has a published shutdown date in February 2026.

How many Mistral models shut down in February 2026?

No Mistral model has a published shutdown date in February 2026.

Which providers shut down a model in February 2026?

OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google Gemini API have a published shutdown date in February 2026.

What is the earliest published shutdown date in February 2026?

The earliest published shutdown in February 2026 is 2026-02-12. 1 model has that date.

What is the latest published shutdown date in February 2026?

The latest published shutdown in February 2026 is 2026-02-19. 2 models share that date.