When is babbage retired?
retired
babbage on OpenAI was retired on Jan 4, 2024.
Replacement: babbage-002
Warning: the replacement was retired on Sep 28, 2026. babbage-002 . The deepest model we track in the chain is babbage-002, which is retired.
| Provider (API) | OpenAI |
|---|---|
| Model ID | babbage |
| Deprecation announced | — |
| Shutdown date | Jan 4, 2024 |
| Section on source page | Base GPT models |
| Source | https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/deprecations |
| Last checked | 2026-11-06T05:52:31+00:00 |
Last checked 2026-11-06 · Source · Markdown · JSON
Migration
- OpenAI lists
babbage-002as the recommended replacement forbabbage(official source). - Read the provider's official notes on the source page before switching model IDs.
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