OpenAI is retiring GPT-4o again after reinstating it just months ago, and some users aren’t happy.

OpenAI has announced it will retire several older ChatGPT models, including GPT‑4o, GPT‑4.1, GPT‑4.1 mini, and o4-mini, ...

OpenAI has confirmed that it's retiring ChatGPT's most popular model called GPT-4o and several other models, including GPT-5 Instant, GPT-5 Thinking, GPT-4.1, GPT-4.1 mini, and o4-mini.

It's been framed as part of a broader model lineup refresh timed with “the previously announced retirement” of GPT-5 (Instant and Thinking) within ChatGPT.

On Jan. 29, OpenAI announced in a blog post that it would be retiring GPT-4o (along with the models GPT‑4.1, GPT‑4.1 mini, and OpenAI o4-mini) on Feb. 13. OpenAI says it made this decision because the ...

Update (08/13/2025): ChatGPT’s GPT-4o model is back for paid users; And o3, o4-mini, GPT-4.1 are also restored As OpenAI rolls out GPT-5 across ChatGPT, many users are finding themselves automatically ...

OpenAI has announced that it is going to retire the beloved GPT-4o model, along with other models from ChatGPT, as it makes advances with its new AI models. The company has given users a two-week ...

Yesterday OpenAI released GPT-5, the latest model update to ChatGPT. More than 24 hours later, the new model is still rolling out to paid and free customers. Meanwhile, OpenAI is reconsidering the ...

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The recent rollout of OpenAI’s GPT-5 model has not been going well, to say the least. Users have made vociferous complaints about everything from the new model’s more sterile tone to its supposed lack ...

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OpenAI will retire GPT-4o, GPT-4.1, and other older ChatGPT models on February 13, 2026, as users shift to GPT-5.2.