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OpenAI gpt-3.5-turbo-instruct shutdown date

Access to gpt-3.5-turbo-instruct shuts down on 2026-09-28.

R.I.P.killed 20 days ago
Change
Shutdown
Effective
Sep 28, 2026
Announced
Sep 26, 2025
Replacement
gpt-5.6-terra
Source
platform.openai.com
Vendor's words
2025-09-26: Legacy GPT model snapshots. To improve reliability and make it easier for developers to choose the right models, we are deprecating a set of older OpenAI models with declining usage over the next six to twelve months. Access to these models will be shut down on the dates below. Shutdown date Model / system Recommended replacement 2026-09-28 gpt-3.5-turbo-instruct gpt-5.6-terra 2026-09-28 babbage-002 gpt-5…

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