gpt-image-1 retirement date and replacement

OpenAI API · Model · retired Oct 23, 2026 (17 days ago)

Dates

Checked Nov 9, 2026 on OpenAI's page

Retired	Oct 23, 2026 (17 days ago)
Announced	Apr 22, 2026
Replacement	gpt-image-2.5-sunburst or gpt-image-2.5-flare
What it is	gpt-image-1 stopped answering on OpenAI API.
Source	developers.openai.com/api/docs/deprecations

Changes

ReplacementUnverified

OpenAI changed the replacement for gpt-image-1 from gpt-image-2 to gpt-image-2.5-sunburst or gpt-image-2.5-flare.

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Dates

Changes

OpenAI changed the replacement for gpt-image-1 from gpt-image-2 to gpt-image-2.5-sunburst or gpt-image-2.5-flare.

Around the same time on OpenAI API