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davinci-002 shutdown date

davinci-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 $24 for davinci-002.

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What is the davinci-002 shutdown date?

davinci-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 $24 for davinci-002.

Is davinci-002 being deprecated?

The official status is retired. davinci-002 shut down on 2026-09-28 per OpenAI's deprecation page (checked 2026-10-17). The official replacement is gpt-5.6-terra.

What replaces davinci-002?

The official replacement is gpt-5.6-terra.

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