Terminal list · OpenAI
gpt-5-nano given 36 days
OpenAI sets retirement for December 11, 2026
gpt-5-nano, an OpenAI model that answered questions, wrote emails and was blamed for both, has been given a date: December 11, 2026. That is 36 days from this edition. It is 1 year and 2 months old. Until then it will keep answering, as if nothing happened.
It is survived by gpt-5.6-luna, who is already doing the job.
| Model ID | gpt-5-nano |
|---|---|
| Provider | OpenAI deprecations page |
| Born | August 7, 2025 |
| Shuts down | December 11, 2026 |
| Successor | gpt-5.6-luna |
In lieu of flowers
Replace the string. Search your code for gpt-5-nano and swap it for gpt-5.6-luna, or paste a repo into Model Graveyard Check to find every dead model at once.
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