OPENAI · MODEL
gpt-3.5-turbo-instruct was shut down on 28 September 2026
SHUT DOWN28 September 2026
SINCE19 days ago
REPLACE WITHgpt-5.6-terra
Announced in: 2025-09-26: Legacy GPT model snapshots.
OpenAI lists 28 September 2026 as the date it shut down for gpt-3.5-turbo-instruct, with gpt-5.6-terra as the recommended replacement. Source: OpenAI's official deprecations page, checked 17 October 2026. Read the official page.
Checked against the official page on 17 October 2026 at 06:08 UTC
Announced in the same notice
| Shuts down | When | Model | Replace with | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 2026 | 19 days ago | babbage-002 | gpt-5.6-terra | Official |
| 28 September 2026 | 19 days ago | davinci-002 | gpt-5.6-terra | Official |
| 28 September 2026 | 19 days ago | gpt-3.5-turbo-1106 | gpt-5.6-terra | Official |