How many AI models shut down in May 2026?
17 models have a published shutdown date in May 2026.
AI models shutting down in May 2026
17 models have a published shutdown date in May 2026 (OpenAI 8, Google Gemini API 1, Azure OpenAI 2, Mistral 6). These are exact dates or a published shutdown month. A date that only says not sooner than is a floor and is not counted.
May 2026 is one month inside 2026. The same rows are also on the deadline list for 2026-05. 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.
| Shutdown | Provider | Model | Replacement | Other platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-07 source, checked 2026-10-23 | OpenAI | gpt-4o-audio-preview | gpt-audio-1.5 Switch guide: gpt-audio-1.5 | This id is listed for one provider. |
| 2026-05-07 source, checked 2026-10-23 | OpenAI | gpt-4o-mini-audio-preview | gpt-audio-mini Switch guide: gpt-audio-mini | This id is listed for one provider. |
| 2026-05-07 source, checked 2026-10-23 | OpenAI | gpt-4o-mini-realtime-preview | gpt-realtime-mini Switch guide: gpt-realtime-mini | This id is listed for one provider. |
| 2026-05-07 source, checked 2026-10-23 | OpenAI | gpt-4o-realtime-preview | gpt-realtime-1.5 Switch guide: gpt-realtime-1.5 | This id is listed for one provider. |
| 2026-05-07 source, checked 2026-10-23 | OpenAI | gpt-4o-realtime-preview-2024-12-17 | gpt-realtime-1.5 Switch guide: gpt-realtime-1.5 | This id is listed for one provider. |
| 2026-05-07 source, checked 2026-10-23 | OpenAI | gpt-4o-realtime-preview-2025-06-03 | gpt-realtime-1.5 Switch guide: gpt-realtime-1.5 | This id is listed for one provider. |
| 2026-05-12 source, checked 2026-10-23 | OpenAI | dall-e-2 | gpt-image-2 gpt-image-1 gpt-image-1-mini Switch guide: gpt-image-2 | This id is listed for one provider. |
| 2026-05-12 source, checked 2026-10-23 | OpenAI | dall-e-3 | gpt-image-2 gpt-image-1 gpt-image-1-mini Switch guide: gpt-image-2 | This id is listed for one provider. |
| 2026-05-13 source, checked 2026-10-23 | Azure OpenAI | gpt-5-chat (2025-10-03) gpt-5-chat-2025-10-03 | gpt-chat-latest Switch guide: gpt-chat-latest | This id is listed for one provider. |
| 2026-05-13 source, checked 2026-10-23 | Azure OpenAI | gpt-5.2-chat (2025-12-11) gpt-5.2-chat-2025-12-11 | gpt-chat-latest Switch guide: gpt-chat-latest | This id is listed for one provider. |
| 2026-05-25 source, checked 2026-10-23 | Google Gemini API | gemini-3.1-flash-lite-preview Release date on the deprecations page: 2026-03-03. | gemini-3.1-flash-lite Switch guide: gemini-3.1-flash-lite | This id is listed for one provider. |
| 2026-05-31 source, checked 2026-10-23 | Mistral | Devstral Medium 1.0 (25.07) devstral-medium-2507 Replacement named on the models page: Mistral Medium 3.5. | Not published Switch guide | This id is listed for one provider. |
| 2026-05-31 source, checked 2026-10-23 | Mistral | Devstral Small 1.1 (25.07) devstral-small-2507 Replacement named on the models page: Mistral Small 4. | Not published Switch guide | This id is listed for one provider. |
| 2026-05-31 source, checked 2026-10-23 | Mistral | Mistral Large 2.1 (24.11) mistral-large-2411 Replacement named on the models page: Mistral Medium 3.5. | Not published Switch guide | This id is listed for one provider. |
| 2026-05-31 source, checked 2026-10-23 | Mistral | OCR 2 (25.05) mistral-ocr-2505 Replacement named on the models page: OCR 4.1. | Not published Switch guide | This id is listed for one provider. |
| 2026-05-31 source, checked 2026-10-23 | Mistral | Pixtral Large (24.11) pixtral-large-2411 Replacement named on the models page: Mistral Medium 3.5. | Not published Switch guide | This id is listed for one provider. |
| 2026-05-31 source, checked 2026-10-23 | Mistral | Voxtral Mini Transcribe (25.07) voxtral-mini-2507 Replacement named on the models page: Voxtral Mini Transcribe 2. | Not published Switch guide | This id is listed for one provider. |
Questions
How many OpenAI models shut down in May 2026?
8 OpenAI models have a published shutdown date in May 2026.
How many Anthropic models shut down in May 2026?
No Anthropic model has a published shutdown date in May 2026.
How many Google Gemini API models shut down in May 2026?
1 Google Gemini API model has a published shutdown date in May 2026.
How many Google Vertex AI models shut down in May 2026?
No Google Vertex AI model has a published shutdown date in May 2026.
How many AWS Bedrock models shut down in May 2026?
No AWS Bedrock model has a published shutdown date in May 2026.
How many Azure OpenAI models shut down in May 2026?
2 Azure OpenAI models have a published shutdown date in May 2026.
How many Mistral models shut down in May 2026?
6 Mistral models have a published shutdown date in May 2026.
Which providers shut down a model in May 2026?
OpenAI, Google Gemini API, Azure OpenAI, and Mistral have a published shutdown date in May 2026.
What is the earliest published shutdown date in May 2026?
The earliest published shutdown in May 2026 is 2026-05-07. 6 models share that date.
What is the latest published shutdown date in May 2026?
The latest published shutdown in May 2026 is 2026-05-31. 6 models share that date.