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gpt-3.5-turbo-instruct, babbage-002, davinci-002

4 models from OpenAI

Retired

gpt-3.5-turbo-instruct, babbage-002, davinci-002 and gpt-3.5-turbo-1106 shut down

The deprecation announced on September 26, 2025 scheduled gpt-3.5-turbo-instruct, babbage-002, davinci-002 and gpt-3.5-turbo-1106 to shut down on September 28, 2026. OpenAI recommends gpt-5.6-terra as the replacement for each.

Who is affected:
Apps still calling these legacy models.
Action needed:
Move any remaining calls to gpt-5.6-terra.

Source

"we are deprecating a set of older OpenAI models with declining usage over the next six to twelve months."

OpenAI deprecations

Published

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