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gpt-3.5-turbo-instruct
☠ Dead
Yes. gpt-3.5-turbo-instruct was shut down on September 28, 2026. Requests to it fail.
Recommended replacement: gpt-5.6-terra
Source: OpenAI deprecation page.
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