This week in AI models: Week 36, 2026
August 31, 2026 to September 6, 2026. Every line traces to the model tracker's source data.
Deprecation updates (7)
| Model | Provider | Status | Replacement |
|---|---|---|---|
| gemini-robotics-er-1.6-preview | shut down August 31, 2026 | gemini-robotics-er-2-preview | |
| gemini-omni-flash-preview | shutdown announced for September 30, 2026 | gemini-omni-1.1-flash | |
| Assistants API | OpenAI | shut down August 26, 2026 | Responses API and Conversations API |
| gpt-4o-mini-transcribe | OpenAI | shutdown announced for February 26, 2027 | gpt-live-transcribe or gpt-transcribe |
| gpt-4o-transcribe | OpenAI | shutdown announced for February 26, 2027 | gpt-live-transcribe or gpt-transcribe |
| gpt-4o-transcribe-diarize | OpenAI | shutdown announced for February 26, 2027 | gpt-live-transcribe or gpt-transcribe |
| whisper-1 | OpenAI | shutdown announced for February 26, 2027 | gpt-live-transcribe or gpt-transcribe |
Dated shutdown calendar: deprecations page.
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