OpenAI changed the retirement line for gpt-4.1-mini. It said "null" and it now says "2027-01-14".

OpenAIDEPRECATIONCHANGEDTHU OCT 15, 20:20

The line, as the page carries it

-gpt-4.1-mininull
+gpt-4.1-mini2027-01-14

The record

DOCUMENThttps://api.openai.com/v1/models
SOURCEopenai-models-api
ROWgpt-4.1-mini
OPERATIONchanged
BEFOREnull
AFTER2027-01-14
READ AT2026-10-15T20:20:12.388Z
SIGNALSdate, modelId

What went out

  • THREADS2026-10-16 19:26OpenAI's published model list changed gpt-4.1-mini's shutdown_date from "null" to "2027-01-14". The same edit removed gpt-4.1's "null" entry.

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