OpenAI to Retire Beloved GPT-4o Model from API Access by February 2026
OpenAI announced the planned retirement of its GPT-4o model from the developer API by mid-February 2026, marking the end of an era for a widely favored multimodal AI model. The transition underscores OpenAI’s strategic shift toward newer, more capable GPT-5.1 models, while raising questions about user attachments and future availability.