OpenAI API End of Life (EOL) Dates & Support Timeline
Complete end-of-life dates, support windows, and security status for all OpenAI API versions. Data sourced from endoflife.date and official vendor documentation. Updated at every deploy.
| Version | Latest Release | Release Date | EOL Date | Days | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| text-davinci-002 | text-davinci-002 | Mar 15, 2022 | Jan 4, 2024 | 923 days past EOL | EOL |
| text-davinci-003 | text-davinci-003 | Nov 28, 2022 | Jan 4, 2024 | 923 days past EOL | EOL |
| gpt-3.5-turbo-0301 | gpt-3.5-turbo-0301 | Mar 1, 2023 | Jun 13, 2023 | 1128 days past EOL | EOL |
| gpt-3.5-turbo-0613 | gpt-3.5-turbo-0613 | Jun 13, 2023 | Sep 13, 2024 | 670 days past EOL | EOL |
| gpt-4-0314 | gpt-4-0314 | Mar 14, 2023 | Jun 13, 2023 | 1128 days past EOL | EOL |
| gpt-4-0613 | gpt-4-0613 | Jun 13, 2023 | Sep 13, 2024 | 670 days past EOL | EOL |
| gpt-4-turbo | gpt-4-turbo-2024-04-09 | Apr 9, 2024 | Apr 9, 2025 | 462 days past EOL | EOL |
| codex-mini-latest | codex-mini-latest | Jun 1, 2024 | Feb 12, 2026 | 153 days past EOL | EOL |
| o1-mini | o1-mini | Sep 12, 2024 | Oct 28, 2025 | 260 days past EOL | EOL |
| o1-preview | o1-preview | Sep 12, 2024 | Oct 28, 2025 | 260 days past EOL | EOL |
| gpt-4o-2024-05-13 | gpt-4o-2024-05-13 | May 13, 2024 | Oct 2, 2024 | 651 days past EOL | EOL |
| gpt-4o-2024-08-06 | gpt-4o-2024-08-06 | Aug 6, 2024 | Mar 31, 2026 | 106 days past EOL | EOL |
| gpt-4o-mini | gpt-4o-mini-2024-07-18 | Jul 18, 2024 | Feb 27, 2026 | 138 days past EOL | EOL |
| gpt-4o-2024-11-20 | gpt-4o-2024-11-20 | Nov 20, 2024 | Oct 1, 2026 | 78 days remaining | Warning |
| o1 | o1-2024-12-17 | Dec 5, 2024 | No EOL date | Supported | Active |
| o3 | o3 | Apr 16, 2025 | No EOL date | Supported | Active |
| o4-mini | o4-mini | Apr 16, 2025 | No EOL date | Supported | Active |
| gpt-4.1 | gpt-4.1 | Apr 14, 2025 | Apr 11, 2026 | 95 days past EOL | EOL |
| gpt-4.1-mini | gpt-4.1-mini | Apr 14, 2025 | No EOL date | Supported | Active |
| gpt-4.1-nano | gpt-4.1-nano | Apr 14, 2025 | No EOL date | Supported | Active |
What does OpenAI API end of life mean for your organization?
When a version of OpenAI API reaches end of life, the maintainers stop issuing security patches. Vulnerabilities discovered after this date are publicly disclosed on the National Vulnerability Database, exploit code appears on GitHub, and your systems remain permanently exposed.
The CVE blind spot: Most vulnerability scanners check for known CVEs but do not flag the accumulation of unpatched vulnerabilities in EOL software. With a zero-day, nobody knows about the vulnerability. With EOL software, the vulnerability is public — listed, rated, and often weaponized — but no patch will ever exist. This is the most dangerous gap in enterprise security posture.
Organizations running EOL OpenAI API should treat it as a vulnerability class in their risk register, apply compensating controls (network segmentation, enhanced monitoring, access restriction), and prioritize migration to a supported version.
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