OpenAI Product Lifecycle

Release dates, version history and support and end-of-life dates as published by OpenAI. Dates within the next 12 months are highlighted; past dates are dimmed. Retrieved 2026-10-14.

• API model deprecation policy. OpenAI gives at least 6 months' notice before retiring generally available API models, at least 3 months for specialized variants and possibly as little as 2 weeks for preview models. [1]

Continuously updated 4

ChatGPT (Hosted service updated continuously; changes are published as dated release notes.)[2], ChatGPT Business (Hosted workspace plan; features roll out continuously and are announced in the ChatGPT release notes.)[2], ChatGPT Enterprise (Hosted workspace plan; features roll out continuously and are announced in the ChatGPT release notes.)[2], OpenAI API (Hosted API; individual models are retired under the published deprecation notice periods (at least 6 months for generally available models).)[1]

No published lifecycle 1

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