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When is babbage-002 shut down?

babbage-002 shut down on 2026-09-28 per OpenAI's deprecation page (checked 2026-10-17). The official replacement is gpt-5.6-terra. On the labeled example of 10 million input tokens and 2 million output tokens, gpt-5.6-terra costs $44 a month, higher than $4.8 for babbage-002.

retired

Dates
Announced2025-09-26
DeprecatedNot published
Shutdown2026-09-28
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Replacements

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Specs

Published specs. Missing cells were not on the official pages we checked.
Input price / 1M $0.4 · source, checked 2026-10-17
Output price / 1M $0.4 · source, checked 2026-10-17
Cached input / 1M Not published
Context window Not published
Max output 16,384 · source, checked 2026-10-17
Reasoning Not published
Vision Not published
Tools Not published

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When is babbage-002 shut down?

babbage-002 shut down on 2026-09-28 per OpenAI's deprecation page (checked 2026-10-17). The official replacement is gpt-5.6-terra. On the labeled example of 10 million input tokens and 2 million output tokens, gpt-5.6-terra costs $44 a month, higher than $4.8 for babbage-002.

What replaces babbage-002?

The official replacement is gpt-5.6-terra.

Is babbage-002 deprecated?

babbage-002 status is retired.

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