How many AI models shut down in October 2026?
44 models have a published shutdown date in October 2026.
AI models shutting down in October 2026
44 models have a published shutdown date in October 2026 (OpenAI 30, Google Gemini API 4, Google Vertex AI 3, AWS Bedrock 1, Azure OpenAI 5, Mistral 1). These are exact dates or a published shutdown month. A date that only says not sooner than is a floor and is not counted.
October 2026 is one month inside 2026. The same rows are also on the deadline list for 2026-10. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 source, checked 2026-10-23 | OpenAI | gpt-5.4-cyber | Not published Switch guide | This id is listed for one provider. |
| 2026-10-14 source, checked 2026-10-23 | AWS Bedrock | Claude Sonnet 4 (anthropic.claude-sonnet-4-20250514-v1:0) anthropic.claude-sonnet-4-20250514-v1:0 Regions listed on the lifecycle page: ap-northeast-1, eu-central-1, eu-north-1, eu-south-1, eu-south-2, eu-west-1, eu-west-3, us-east-1, us-east-2, us-west-1, us-west-2, ap-east-2, ap-northeast-2, ap-northeast-3, ap-south-1, ap-south-2, ap-southeast-1, ap-southeast-2, ap-southeast-3, ap-southeast-4, ap-southeast-5, ap-southeast-7, il-central-1 (legacy 2026-04-14). | Not published Switch guide | This id is listed for one provider. |
| 2026-10-15 source, checked 2026-10-23 | Azure OpenAI | gpt-4o-mini-transcribe (2025-03-20) gpt-4o-mini-transcribe-2025-03-20 | Not published Switch guide | OpenAI: shuts down on 2027-01-20 |
| 2026-10-15 source, checked 2026-10-23 | Azure OpenAI | gpt-4o-mini-tts (2025-03-20) gpt-4o-mini-tts-2025-03-20 Lifecycle on the schedule: Preview. | Not published Switch guide | OpenAI: shuts down on 2027-01-06 |
| 2026-10-15 source, checked 2026-10-23 | Azure OpenAI | gpt-4o-transcribe (2025-03-20) gpt-4o-transcribe-2025-03-20 | Not published Switch guide | This id is listed for one provider. |
| 2026-10-15 source, checked 2026-10-23 | Azure OpenAI | sora-2 (2025-12-08) sora-2-2025-12-08 Lifecycle on the schedule: Preview. | Not published Switch guide | OpenAI: shut down on 2026-09-24 |
| 2026-10-20 source, checked 2026-10-23 | Google Vertex AI | gemini-2.5-flash Release date on the Vertex model versions page: 2025-06-17. | gemini-3.8-flash gemini-3.5-flash-lite Switch guide: gemini-3.8-flash | Google Gemini API: no published shutdown date |
| 2026-10-20 source, checked 2026-10-23 | Google Vertex AI | gemini-2.5-flash-lite Release date on the Vertex model versions page: 2025-07-22. | gemini-3.8-flash gemini-3.5-flash-lite Switch guide: gemini-3.8-flash | Google Gemini API: no published shutdown date |
| 2026-10-20 source, checked 2026-10-23 | Google Vertex AI | gemini-2.5-pro Release date on the Vertex model versions page: 2025-06-17. | gemini-3.8-flash gemini-3.5-flash Switch guide: gemini-3.8-flash | Google Gemini API: no published shutdown date |
| 2026-10-22 source, checked 2026-10-23 | Google Gemini API | gemini-omni-flash-preview Release date on the deprecations page: 2026-06-30. | gemini-omni-1.1-flash Switch guide: gemini-omni-1.1-flash | This id is listed for one provider. |
| 2026-10-22 source, checked 2026-10-23 | Google Gemini API | veo-3.1-fast-generate-preview Release date on the deprecations page: 2025-10-15. | gemini-omni-1.1-flash Switch guide: gemini-omni-1.1-flash | This id is listed for one provider. |
| 2026-10-22 source, checked 2026-10-23 | Google Gemini API | veo-3.1-generate-preview Release date on the deprecations page: 2025-10-15. | gemini-omni-1.1-flash Switch guide: gemini-omni-1.1-flash | This id is listed for one provider. |
| 2026-10-22 source, checked 2026-10-23 | Google Gemini API | veo-3.1-lite-generate-preview Release date on the deprecations page: 2026-03-31. | gemini-omni-1.1-flash Switch guide: gemini-omni-1.1-flash | This id is listed for one provider. |
| 2026-10-23 source, checked 2026-10-23 | Azure OpenAI | gpt-image-1 (2025-04-15) gpt-image-1-2025-04-15 Lifecycle on the schedule: Preview. | Not published Switch guide | This id is listed for one provider. |
| 2026-10-23 source, checked 2026-10-23 | OpenAI | ft-babbage-002 | gpt-5.6-terra Switch guide: gpt-5.6-terra | This id is listed for one provider. |
| 2026-10-23 source, checked 2026-10-23 | OpenAI | ft-davinci-002 | gpt-5.6-terra Switch guide: gpt-5.6-terra | This id is listed for one provider. |
| 2026-10-23 source, checked 2026-10-23 | OpenAI | ft-gpt-3.5-turbo | gpt-5.6-terra Switch guide: gpt-5.6-terra | This id is listed for one provider. |
| 2026-10-23 source, checked 2026-10-23 | OpenAI | ft-gpt-4 | gpt-5.6-sol Switch guide: gpt-5.6-sol | This id is listed for one provider. |
| 2026-10-23 source, checked 2026-10-23 | OpenAI | ft-gpt-4.1-nano-2025-04-14 | gpt-5.6-luna Switch guide: gpt-5.6-luna | This id is listed for one provider. |
| 2026-10-23 source, checked 2026-10-23 | OpenAI | ft-o4-mini-2025-04-16 | gpt-5.6-terra Switch guide: gpt-5.6-terra | This id is listed for one provider. |
| 2026-10-23 source, checked 2026-10-23 | OpenAI | gpt-3.5-turbo | gpt-5.6-terra Switch guide: gpt-5.6-terra | This id is listed for one provider. |
| 2026-10-23 source, checked 2026-10-23 | OpenAI | gpt-3.5-turbo-0125 | gpt-5.6-terra Switch guide: gpt-5.6-terra | This id is listed for one provider. |
| 2026-10-23 source, checked 2026-10-23 | OpenAI | gpt-3.5-turbo-completions | gpt-5.6-terra Switch guide: gpt-5.6-terra | This id is listed for one provider. |
| 2026-10-23 source, checked 2026-10-23 | OpenAI | gpt-4 | gpt-5.6-sol Switch guide: gpt-5.6-sol | This id is listed for one provider. |
| 2026-10-23 source, checked 2026-10-23 | OpenAI | gpt-4-0613 | gpt-5.6-sol Switch guide: gpt-5.6-sol | This id is listed for one provider. |
| 2026-10-23 source, checked 2026-10-23 | OpenAI | gpt-4-0613-completions | gpt-5.6-sol Switch guide: gpt-5.6-sol | This id is listed for one provider. |
| 2026-10-23 source, checked 2026-10-23 | OpenAI | gpt-4-1106-preview | gpt-5.6-sol Switch guide: gpt-5.6-sol | This id is listed for one provider. |
| 2026-10-23 source, checked 2026-10-23 | OpenAI | gpt-4-completions | gpt-5.6-sol Switch guide: gpt-5.6-sol | This id is listed for one provider. |
| 2026-10-23 source, checked 2026-10-23 | OpenAI | gpt-4-turbo | gpt-5.6-sol Switch guide: gpt-5.6-sol | This id is listed for one provider. |
| 2026-10-23 source, checked 2026-10-23 | OpenAI | gpt-4-turbo-2024-04-09 | gpt-5.6-sol Switch guide: gpt-5.6-sol | This id is listed for one provider. |
| 2026-10-23 source, checked 2026-10-23 | OpenAI | gpt-4-turbo-completions | gpt-5.6-sol Switch guide: gpt-5.6-sol | This id is listed for one provider. |
| 2026-10-23 source, checked 2026-10-23 | OpenAI | gpt-4.1-nano | gpt-5.6-luna Switch guide: gpt-5.6-luna | This id is listed for one provider. |
| 2026-10-23 source, checked 2026-10-23 | OpenAI | gpt-4.1-nano-2025-04-14 | gpt-5.6-luna Switch guide: gpt-5.6-luna | Azure OpenAI: shuts down on 2027-10-14 |
| 2026-10-23 source, checked 2026-10-23 | OpenAI | gpt-4o-2024-05-13 | gpt-5.6-sol Switch guide: gpt-5.6-sol | Azure OpenAI: shuts down on 2026-12-09 |
| 2026-10-23 source, checked 2026-10-23 | OpenAI | gpt-image-1 | gpt-image-2.5-sunburst gpt-image-2.5-flare Switch guide: gpt-image-2.5-sunburst | This id is listed for one provider. |
| 2026-10-23 source, checked 2026-10-23 | OpenAI | o1 | gpt-5.6-sol Switch guide: gpt-5.6-sol | This id is listed for one provider. |
| 2026-10-23 source, checked 2026-10-23 | OpenAI | o1-2024-12-17 | gpt-5.6-sol Switch guide: gpt-5.6-sol | Azure OpenAI: shuts down on 2026-11-19 |
| 2026-10-23 source, checked 2026-10-23 | OpenAI | o1-pro | gpt-5.6-sol Switch guide: gpt-5.6-sol | This id is listed for one provider. |
| 2026-10-23 source, checked 2026-10-23 | OpenAI | o1-pro-2025-03-19 | gpt-5.6-sol Switch guide: gpt-5.6-sol | Azure OpenAI: shuts down on 2026-11-19 |
| 2026-10-23 source, checked 2026-10-23 | OpenAI | o3-mini | gpt-5.6-sol Switch guide: gpt-5.6-sol | This id is listed for one provider. |
| 2026-10-23 source, checked 2026-10-23 | OpenAI | o3-mini-2025-01-31 | gpt-5.6-sol Switch guide: gpt-5.6-sol | Azure OpenAI: shuts down on 2026-11-19 |
| 2026-10-23 source, checked 2026-10-23 | OpenAI | o4-mini | gpt-5.6-terra Switch guide: gpt-5.6-terra | This id is listed for one provider. |
| 2026-10-23 source, checked 2026-10-23 | OpenAI | o4-mini-2025-04-16 | gpt-5.6-terra Switch guide: gpt-5.6-terra | Azure OpenAI: shuts down on 2027-11-19 |
| 2026-10-31 source, checked 2026-10-23 | Mistral | Z.ai GLM 5.2 zai-glm-5-2 Z.ai model on the Mistral API. Replacement named on the models page: Z.ai GLM 5.3. | Not published Switch guide | This id is listed for one provider. |
Questions
How many OpenAI models shut down in October 2026?
30 OpenAI models have a published shutdown date in October 2026.
How many Anthropic models shut down in October 2026?
No Anthropic model has a published shutdown date in October 2026.
How many Google Gemini API models shut down in October 2026?
4 Google Gemini API models have a published shutdown date in October 2026.
How many Google Vertex AI models shut down in October 2026?
3 Google Vertex AI models have a published shutdown date in October 2026.
How many AWS Bedrock models shut down in October 2026?
1 AWS Bedrock model has a published shutdown date in October 2026.
How many Azure OpenAI models shut down in October 2026?
5 Azure OpenAI models have a published shutdown date in October 2026.
How many Mistral models shut down in October 2026?
1 Mistral model has a published shutdown date in October 2026.
Which providers shut down a model in October 2026?
OpenAI, Google Gemini API, Google Vertex AI, AWS Bedrock, Azure OpenAI, and Mistral have a published shutdown date in October 2026.
What is the earliest published shutdown date in October 2026?
The earliest published shutdown in October 2026 is 2026-10-01. 1 model has that date.
What is the latest published shutdown date in October 2026?
The latest published shutdown in October 2026 is 2026-10-31. 1 model has that date.
Does gemini-2.5-flash shut down on the same date on Google Vertex AI and Google Gemini API?
No. On Google Vertex AI, gemini-2.5-flash shut down on 2026-10-20. On Google Gemini API, gemini-2.5-flash has no published shutdown date.
Does gemini-2.5-flash-lite shut down on the same date on Google Vertex AI and Google Gemini API?
No. On Google Vertex AI, gemini-2.5-flash-lite shut down on 2026-10-20. On Google Gemini API, gemini-2.5-flash-lite has no published shutdown date.
Does gemini-2.5-pro shut down on the same date on Google Vertex AI and Google Gemini API?
No. On Google Vertex AI, gemini-2.5-pro shut down on 2026-10-20. On Google Gemini API, gemini-2.5-pro has no published shutdown date.
Does gpt-4.1-nano-2025-04-14 shut down on the same date on OpenAI and Azure OpenAI?
No. On OpenAI, gpt-4.1-nano-2025-04-14 shuts down on 2026-10-23. On Azure OpenAI, gpt-4.1-nano-2025-04-14 shuts down on 2027-10-14.
Does gpt-4o-2024-05-13 shut down on the same date on OpenAI and Azure OpenAI?
No. On OpenAI, gpt-4o-2024-05-13 shuts down on 2026-10-23. On Azure OpenAI, gpt-4o-2024-05-13 shuts down on 2026-12-09.
Does gpt-4o-mini-transcribe-2025-03-20 shut down on the same date on Azure OpenAI and OpenAI?
No. On Azure OpenAI, gpt-4o-mini-transcribe-2025-03-20 shut down on 2026-10-15. On OpenAI, gpt-4o-mini-transcribe-2025-03-20 shuts down on 2027-01-20.
Does gpt-4o-mini-tts-2025-03-20 shut down on the same date on Azure OpenAI and OpenAI?
No. On Azure OpenAI, gpt-4o-mini-tts-2025-03-20 shut down on 2026-10-15. On OpenAI, gpt-4o-mini-tts-2025-03-20 shuts down on 2027-01-06.
Does o1-2024-12-17 shut down on the same date on OpenAI and Azure OpenAI?
No. On OpenAI, o1-2024-12-17 shuts down on 2026-10-23. On Azure OpenAI, o1-2024-12-17 shuts down on 2026-11-19.
Does o1-pro-2025-03-19 shut down on the same date on OpenAI and Azure OpenAI?
No. On OpenAI, o1-pro-2025-03-19 shuts down on 2026-10-23. On Azure OpenAI, o1-pro-2025-03-19 shuts down on 2026-11-19.
Does o3-mini-2025-01-31 shut down on the same date on OpenAI and Azure OpenAI?
No. On OpenAI, o3-mini-2025-01-31 shuts down on 2026-10-23. On Azure OpenAI, o3-mini-2025-01-31 shuts down on 2026-11-19.
Does o4-mini-2025-04-16 shut down on the same date on OpenAI and Azure OpenAI?
No. On OpenAI, o4-mini-2025-04-16 shuts down on 2026-10-23. On Azure OpenAI, o4-mini-2025-04-16 shuts down on 2027-11-19.
Does sora-2-2025-12-08 shut down on the same date on Azure OpenAI and OpenAI?
No. On Azure OpenAI, sora-2-2025-12-08 shut down on 2026-10-15. On OpenAI, sora-2-2025-12-08 shut down on 2026-09-24.