OpenAI
gpt-image-1: retirement date, replacement, how to migrate
gpt-image-1 retires on 2026-10-23 on the OpenAI API; the vendor names these replacements: gpt-image-2.5-sunburst and gpt-image-2.5-flare.
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
- Status
- Scheduled, in 9 days
- Replacement
gpt-image-2.5-sunburst,gpt-image-2.5-flare- Official notice
- https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/deprecations#2026-04-22-legacy-gpt-model-snapshots
- Notice date
Find it in your code
npx @upseam/cli inspect openai
grep -rnF 'gpt-image-1' .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
The vendor names more than one replacement. Which one applies is in its notice. Open the vendor's notice.
Retiring the same day
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Last updated 2026-04-22 · Markdown copy