OpenAI

codex-mini-latest: retirement date, replacement, how to migrate

codex-mini-latest was retired on 2026-02-12 on the OpenAI API; the vendor's named replacement is gpt-5-codex-mini.

This date is the one in the OpenAI notice for the OpenAI API. Other platforms that host the same model publish their own dates.

Facts

Retirement date: 2026-02-12
Status: Retired, 244 days ago
Replacement: gpt-5-codex-mini
Official notice: https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/deprecations#2025-11-17-codex-mini-latest-model-snapshot
Notice date: 2025-11-17

Find it in your code

npx @upseam/cli inspect openai

grep -rnF 'codex-mini-latest' .

The first command reads your repository and the change data bundled in the package; nothing leaves your machine. The second is a plain text search.

Migrate

codex-mini-latest gpt-5-codex-mini

Change the id in your code and config to the vendor's named replacement. The record does not say whether outputs, parameters or prices stay the same, so read the vendor's notice before you switch. Open the vendor's notice.

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Last updated 2025-11-17 · Markdown copy