How many AI models shut down in August 2026?
12 models have a published shutdown date in August 2026.
AI models shutting down in August 2026
12 models have a published shutdown date in August 2026 (OpenAI 2, Anthropic 1, Google Gemini API 5, AWS Bedrock 2, Mistral 2). These are exact dates or a published shutdown month. A date that only says not sooner than is a floor and is not counted.
August 2026 is one month inside 2026. The same rows are also on the deadline list for 2026-08. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-05 source, checked 2026-10-23 | Anthropic | claude-opus-4-1-20250805 | claude-opus-4-8 Switch guide: claude-opus-4-8 | This id is listed for one provider. |
| 2026-08-10 source, checked 2026-10-23 | Google Gemini API | embedding-2-preview Release date on the deprecations page: 2026-03-10. | gemini-embedding-2 Switch guide: gemini-embedding-2 | This id is listed for one provider. |
| 2026-08-10 source, checked 2026-10-23 | OpenAI | gpt-5.2-chat-latest | gpt-5.6-sol Switch guide: gpt-5.6-sol | This id is listed for one provider. |
| 2026-08-10 source, checked 2026-10-23 | OpenAI | gpt-5.3-chat-latest | gpt-5.6-sol Switch guide: gpt-5.6-sol | This id is listed for one provider. |
| 2026-08-17 source, checked 2026-10-23 | Google Gemini API | imagen-4.0-fast-generate-001 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. |
| 2026-08-17 source, checked 2026-10-23 | Google Gemini API | imagen-4.0-generate-001 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. |
| 2026-08-17 source, checked 2026-10-23 | Google Gemini API | imagen-4.0-ultra-generate-001 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. |
| 2026-08-19 source, checked 2026-10-23 | AWS Bedrock | Command R+ (cohere.command-r-plus-v1:0) cohere.command-r-plus-v1:0 Regions listed on the lifecycle page: us-east-1, us-west-2 (legacy 2026-02-19). | Not published Switch guide | This id is listed for one provider. |
| 2026-08-19 source, checked 2026-10-23 | AWS Bedrock | Command R (cohere.command-r-v1:0) cohere.command-r-v1:0 Regions listed on the lifecycle page: us-east-1, us-west-2 (legacy 2026-02-19). | Not published Switch guide | This id is listed for one provider. |
| 2026-08-31 source, checked 2026-10-23 | Google Gemini API | gemini-robotics-er-1.6-preview Release date on the deprecations page: 2026-04-14. | gemini-robotics-er-2-preview Switch guide: gemini-robotics-er-2-preview | This id is listed for one provider. |
| 2026-08-31 source, checked 2026-10-23 | Mistral | Mistral Medium 3 (25.05) mistral-medium-2505 Replacement named on the models page: Mistral Medium 3.5. | Not published Switch guide | This id is listed for one provider. |
| 2026-08-31 source, checked 2026-10-23 | Mistral | Mistral Medium 3.1 (25.08) mistral-medium-2508 Replacement named on the models page: Mistral Medium 3.5. | Not published Switch guide | This id is listed for one provider. |
Questions
How many OpenAI models shut down in August 2026?
2 OpenAI models have a published shutdown date in August 2026.
How many Anthropic models shut down in August 2026?
1 Anthropic model has a published shutdown date in August 2026.
How many Google Gemini API models shut down in August 2026?
5 Google Gemini API models have a published shutdown date in August 2026.
How many Google Vertex AI models shut down in August 2026?
No Google Vertex AI model has a published shutdown date in August 2026.
How many AWS Bedrock models shut down in August 2026?
2 AWS Bedrock models have a published shutdown date in August 2026.
How many Azure OpenAI models shut down in August 2026?
No Azure OpenAI model has a published shutdown date in August 2026.
How many Mistral models shut down in August 2026?
2 Mistral models have a published shutdown date in August 2026.
Which providers shut down a model in August 2026?
OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Gemini API, AWS Bedrock, and Mistral have a published shutdown date in August 2026.
What is the earliest published shutdown date in August 2026?
The earliest published shutdown in August 2026 is 2026-08-05. 1 model has that date.
What is the latest published shutdown date in August 2026?
The latest published shutdown in August 2026 is 2026-08-31. 3 models share that date.