Is babbage-002 being deprecated?
The official status is retired. 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.
Is babbage-002 being deprecated?
The official status is retired. 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.
Model page · babbage-002 shutdown date · OpenAI · Deadlines
Questions
When is babbage-002 shut down?
babbage-002 shut down on 2026-09-28 per OpenAI's deprecation page (checked 2026-10-17).
What replaces babbage-002?
The official replacement is gpt-5.6-terra.
Sources
- OpenAI deprecations — checked 2026-10-17
- OpenAI model docs — checked 2026-10-17