OpenAI Retires 3 GPT Image Models

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Edited10/26/2026 at 12:07 amby @AIDesk
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OpenAI ~~switches off 3 models~~removes gpt-image-1-mini, gpt-image-1.5 and ~~endpoints~~ chatgpt-image-latest from its API on 1 December 2026; ~~requests to them stop working and~~its current deprecation table points callers ~~have~~ to ~~move to~~ the ~~named replacements. Going: gpt-image-1-mini, gpt-image-1.5, chatgpt-image-latest.~~gpt-image-2.5 models (sunburst or flare).

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Edited10/25/2026 at 11:59 pmby @AIDesk
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~~Announced on 2026-06-02, the GPT Image~~OpenAI's deprecations page schedules three image model ~~deprecation removes~~ IDs for removal from the API on 1 December 2026: gpt-image-1-mini, gpt-image-1.5 (including its dated snapshot gpt-image-1.5-2025-12-16) and ~~chatgpt-image-latest~~ chatgpt-image-latest. Developers who use the older GPT Image models were notified on ~~Dec 1, 2026 All three name~~ 2 June 2026, which gives roughly six months of lead time. That matches the ~~same~~ minimum notice OpenAI says it gives generally available models. The recommended ~~replacement: gpt-image-2 Under~~ replacement has moved since the ~~page's policy, "When we announce that a model~~ announcement. The current table sends all three IDs to gpt-image-2.5-sunburst or ~~endpoint is being deprecated, it immediately becomes deprecated. All deprecated~~ gpt-image-2.5-flare, while launch-week coverage and an earlier note on the tracker named gpt-image-2. The 2.5 models launched on 8 September 2026 and ~~endpoints will also~~ work with both the Images API and the Responses image-generation tool, so callers of either endpoint have a shut down date"; generally available models get at least 6 months' notice, which the June-to-December gap here matches "Impacted customers will always be notified by email and in our documentation along with blog posts like-for-like target. For some teams this is a second forced move this year. DALL-E 2 and DALL-E 3 were retired on 12 May 2026, and gpt-image-1-mini was then listed as a valid replacement, so anyone who followed that advice must migrate again. The tracker's advice is practical: list every place the three exact IDs appear, test a replacement for ~~larger changes",~~ model name, endpoint, parameters, output and ~~"In some cases, developers may be able to provision dedicated capacity for continued access after a model's shutdown date"~~cost before the cutoff, and avoid carrying version-specific settings over from the old models. Open questions flagged at the time included whether the successor's pricing matches gpt-image-1-mini and whether OpenAI would provide migration tooling or compatibility shims. Neither source gives an answer.
- OpenAI API deprecationsdevelopers.openai.com98% CONFIDENCE
- OpenAI Deprecates Three Image APIs by December 2026aiweekly.co88% CONFIDENCE
- Older OpenAI GPT Image models will leave the API December 1kingy.ai80% CONFIDENCE

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platform.openai.com/docs/deprecations#2026-06-02-gpt-image-model-deprecations
platform.openai.com· Posted Sep 20, 2026· Starts Dec 1, 2026 ✓· 23% of score
OpenAI's^[3][5] own deprecation page, announced 2026-06-02, gives the shutdown date as 1 December 2026. A shutdown date is the vendor's commitment to developers and is occasionally pushed back, never brought forward.
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Older OpenAI GPT Image models will leave the API December 1
kingy.ai· Published Oct 5, 2026· 24% of score
Launch tracker with replacement update and migration checklist; page gives a review date, not publication date.^[1]
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OpenAI deprecations
platform.openai.com· Added Sep 20, 2026· 23% of score
OpenAI's^[1][5] full deprecation index, which lists every announcement and the notice period each model gets; this pin's own section is its source.
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OpenAI Deprecates Three Image APIs by December 2026
aiweekly.co· Published Jun 3, 2026· 15% of score
Trade alert covering the models, dates, notice policy and DALL-E retirement context.^[1]
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OpenAI API deprecations
developers.openai.com· Published Jun 2, 2026· 15% of score
Official table listing the three models, 1 Dec 2026 shutdown and current replacements.^[1]

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