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OpenAI models shutting down December 1, 2026

OpenAI shuts down 3 models on December 1, 2026: chatgpt-image-latest, gpt-image-1-mini, and gpt-image-1.5. Official replacements named by the provider: gpt-image-2.5-flare and gpt-image-2.5-sunburst. Requests to these models start failing on that date.

This page is the GPT Image model IDs OpenAI is removing on December 1, 2026. gpt-image-1 is on the October 23, 2026 page.

This date is still ahead. The rows below use the published shutdown date only. OpenAI deprecation page · OpenAI on SunsetDiff · Shutdowns in 2026-12

3 OpenAI models with shutdown date 2026-12-01. A replacement cell says "Not published" when the official page did not name one.
Model Status Replacement Migrate Source
chatgpt-image-latest deprecated gpt-image-2.5-sunburst, gpt-image-2.5-flare Migrate gpt-image-2.5-sunburst OpenAI deprecations (checked 2026-10-23) , OpenAI model docs (checked 2026-10-23)
gpt-image-1-mini deprecated gpt-image-2.5-sunburst, gpt-image-2.5-flare Migrate gpt-image-2.5-sunburst OpenAI deprecations (checked 2026-10-23) , OpenAI model docs (checked 2026-10-23)
gpt-image-1.5 deprecated gpt-image-2.5-sunburst, gpt-image-2.5-flare Migrate gpt-image-2.5-sunburst OpenAI deprecations (checked 2026-10-23) , OpenAI model docs (checked 2026-10-23)

Migration checklist

  1. Find every request that still uses these model ids before December 1, 2026.
  2. Point each request at the replacement in the table. If a cell says "Not published", the provider did not name one.
  3. Open the source link on each row and read that page before you switch.
  4. Run the scan page on your code to catch the ids in this table.

Scan your code for these model ids. Each migrate link opens the diff for that model.

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Questions

Which OpenAI models are shutting down on December 1, 2026?

OpenAI shuts down these 3 models on December 1, 2026: chatgpt-image-latest, gpt-image-1-mini, and gpt-image-1.5.

What replaces the OpenAI models shutting down on December 1, 2026?

Official replacements named by the provider: gpt-image-2.5-flare and gpt-image-2.5-sunburst. The table lists the replacement for each model.

When do requests to these models start failing?

OpenAI shuts these models down on December 1, 2026. Requests start failing on that date.