OpenAI API Models gpt-5-mini End of Life
Support dates and upgrade guidance — rebuilt from live data.
Supported
OpenAI API Models gpt-5-mini is actively supported. It reaches end of life on 11 Dec 2026.
86 days of security support left
82% of this branch's supported lifetime has elapsed — 7 Aug 2025 → 11 Dec 2026.
Support timeline
Official dates from the OpenAI API Models release process.
| Milestone | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Initial release | 7 Aug 2025 | 1y 1mo ago |
| Active support ended | 11 Jun 2026 | security fixes only after this |
| Deprecated support ends | 11 Dec 2026 | in 3mo |
| Latest release | — | current |
How much runway a newer branch buys
OpenAI API Models gpt-5-mini is the newest branch — this is the longest runway currently available.
Frequently asked questions
When does OpenAI API Models gpt-5-mini reach end of life?
OpenAI API Models gpt-5-mini reaches end of life on 11 Dec 2026 — 86 days from now. After that date it receives no security fixes.
Is OpenAI API Models gpt-5-mini still supported?
Yes. OpenAI API Models gpt-5-mini is currently maintained. Latest release: —.
What happens when OpenAI API Models gpt-5-mini reaches end of life?
Security fixes stop. After 11 Dec 2026 this branch receives no further updates under standard support.
How long do I have to upgrade from OpenAI API Models gpt-5-mini?
86 days. This is already the newest branch, so this is the longest runway currently available.
All OpenAI API Models versions
gpt-6-astra supported gpt-5.6-cyber supported gpt-live-transcribe supported gpt-transcribe supported gpt-5.6-luna supported gpt-5.6-terra supported gpt-5.6-sol supported gpt-realtime-2.1 supported gpt-realtime-2.1-mini supported gpt-realtime-2 supported gpt-realtime-translate supported gpt-realtime-whisper supported chat-latest supported gpt-5.5 supported gpt-5.5-pro supported gpt-image-2 supported gpt-5.4-mini supported gpt-5.4-nano supported gpt-5.4 supported gpt-5.4-pro supported gpt-5.3-chat-latest EOL 2026 gpt-audio-1.5 supported gpt-realtime-1.5 supported gpt-5.3-codex supported gpt-audio supported gpt-audio-mini supported gpt-5.2-codex EOL 2026 gpt-image-1.5 supported gpt-5.2 supported gpt-5.2-chat-latest EOL 2026 gpt-5.2-pro supported gpt-5.1-codex-max EOL 2026 gpt-5.1-codex EOL 2026 gpt-5.1-codex-mini EOL 2026 gpt-5.1 supported gpt-5.1-chat-latest EOL 2026 gpt-4o-transcribe-diarize supported gpt-image-1-mini supported gpt-realtime-mini supported sora-2 supported sora-2-pro supported gpt-5-codex EOL 2026 gpt-realtime supported gpt-5 supported gpt-5-chat-latest EOL 2026 gpt-5-mini supported gpt-5-nano supported gpt-5-pro supported gpt-oss-120b supported gpt-oss-20b supported codex-mini-latest EOL 2026 o3 supported o3-pro supported o4-mini supported gpt-4.1 supported gpt-4.1-mini supported gpt-4.1-nano supported chatgpt-image-latest supported gpt-image-1 supported gpt-4o-mini-transcribe supported gpt-4o-mini-tts supported gpt-4o-transcribe supported o1-pro supported o3-deep-research EOL 2026 o4-mini-deep-research EOL 2026 o3-mini supported o1 supported omni-moderation-latest supported o1-mini EOL 2025 chatgpt-4o-latest EOL 2026 gpt-4o-mini supported gpt-4o supported text-embedding-3-large supported text-embedding-3-small supported gpt-4-turbo supported tts-1 supported tts-1-hd supported babbage-002 supported davinci-002 supported gpt-4 supported gpt-3.5-turbo supported whisper-1 supported text-moderation-latest EOL 2025 text-moderation-stable EOL 2025 text-embedding-ada-002 supported