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babbage-002 retirement date and replacement

OpenAI API · Model · retired Sep 28, 2026 (42 days ago)

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Checked Nov 9, 2026 on OpenAI's page
RetiredSep 28, 2026 (42 days ago)
AnnouncedSep 26, 2025
Replacementgpt-5.6-terra
What it isbabbage-002 stopped answering on OpenAI API.
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