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Older GPT Image models scheduled for shutdown

OpenAI lists Dec 1, 2026 as the shutdown date for older GPT Image identifiers.

CriticalModel DeprecationVerifiedOfficial Announcement
82d leftDec 1, 2026

Verification is under 30 days old, not a live check; date passage does not confirm shutdown.

What changed

Impact summary

OpenAI lists Dec 1, 2026 as the shutdown date for older GPT Image identifiers.

BeforeOlder GPT Image model identifiers and chatgpt-image-latest alias
After / replacementgpt-image-2

Affected models and systems

gpt-image-1-minigpt-image-1.5chatgpt-image-latest

Migration action

Recommended next step: Update image generation clients from the listed model IDs to gpt-image-2 and compare output quality, size options, and billing before Dec 1, 2026.

Source and interpretation

API platform & regional scope

OpenAI direct API · Direct developer platform; eligibility and regional restrictions are account-specific.

Not Azure OpenAI.

Bounded manual catalog. Original event checks retained from 2026-09-01; not reverified in this expansion.

Unconfirmed regions are not assumed to be global. Automatic monitoring is OFF. Source checks

Official evidence locators

Announcement 2026-06-02; shutdown Dec 1, 2026. Original source date and qualifier retained; exact shutdown time is not inferred.

Affected endpoints: Not separately specified; check model / capability scope

Action / deadline: Review required · Stated deadline

This record is classified as official announcement. The facts above were normalized from the provider's public developer documentation. API Change Watch does not treat an unreviewed page diff as a verified announcement.

Record revision history

  • · addition · a5a90a7310a5

Full before/after values are retained in the JSON export. Recording time is not announcement or verification time.

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