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Change feed / 2026-07-09

GPT-5.6 family GA; GPT-5.1 variant shutdowns scheduled and executed

versionwarningGPT-5.1

GPT-5.6 (Sol/Terra/Luna) reached general availability as OpenAI's flagship line. Per the deprecations page: gpt-5.1-codex and codex-max shut down 2026-07-23, gpt-5.1-chat-latest shuts down 2026-08-10, and GPT-5 base snapshots retire 2026-12-11. The dated gpt-5.1-2025-11-13 snapshot remains live, for now.

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  • OpenAI API deprecations page
    OpenAI provider artifacts · provider artifact · source tier B · developers.openai.com · retrieved 2026-08-05
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ModelRiskIndex. "GPT-5.6 family GA; GPT-5.1 variant shutdowns scheduled and executed." Change feed, 2026-07-09. https://modelriskindex.com/changes/gpt-5-6-ga-and-5-1-shutdowns
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@misc{mri-2026-07-09,
  title  = {GPT-5.6 family GA; GPT-5.1 variant shutdowns scheduled and executed},
  author = {{ModelRiskIndex}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {Change feed, 2026-07-09},
  url    = {https://modelriskindex.com/changes/gpt-5-6-ga-and-5-1-shutdowns}
}

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