Openai API Models babbage-002 End of Life Date
Openai API Models babbage-002 end-of-life date, support status, and CVE risk. Data reconciled from official vendor documentation and endoflife.date at every build; the source of each date is on the product page.
Openai API Models babbage-002 was released on August 22, 2023 and support is scheduled to end on September 28, 2026 — a planned supported lifespan of 3 years and 1 month, longer than the 1 year and 5 months median for Openai API Models releases.
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Compare Options →| Version | Latest | EOL Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| text-embedding-ada-002 | — | EOL | Active |
| text-moderation-stable | — | Oct 27, 2025 | EOL |
| text-moderation | — | Oct 27, 2025 | EOL |
| Whisper | — | Feb 26, 2027 | Warning |
| GPT-3.5 Turbo | — | Oct 23, 2026 | Warning |
| GPT-4 | — | Oct 23, 2026 | Warning |
| davinci-002 | — | Sep 28, 2026 | Warning |
| → babbage-002 | — | Sep 28, 2026 | Warning |
What does Openai API Models babbage-002 end of life mean?
When Openai API Models babbage-002 reaches end of life, the maintainers stop issuing security patches for this version. CVEs discovered after the EOL date are publicly disclosed on the National Vulnerability Database with no patch available. Exploit code frequently appears on GitHub within days of disclosure.
The CVE blind spot: Most vulnerability scanners check for known CVEs but do not flag the ongoing accumulation of unpatched vulnerabilities in EOL software versions. Running Openai API Models babbage-002 past its EOL date creates a permanently growing attack surface that standard security tooling will not surface.
Migrate to Openai API Models GPT-6 Astra or implement compensating controls — network segmentation, enhanced monitoring, restricted access — while migration is underway.