This week in AI models: Week 40, 2026
September 28, 2026 to October 4, 2026. Every line traces to the model tracker's source data.
Deprecation updates (10)
| Model | Provider | Status | Replacement |
|---|---|---|---|
| sora-2 | OpenAI | shut down September 24, 2026 | |
| sora-2-2025-10-06 | OpenAI | shut down September 24, 2026 | |
| sora-2-2025-12-08 | OpenAI | shut down September 24, 2026 | |
| sora-2-pro | OpenAI | shut down September 24, 2026 | |
| sora-2-pro-2025-10-06 | OpenAI | shut down September 24, 2026 | |
| Videos API | OpenAI | shut down September 24, 2026 | |
| babbage-002 | OpenAI | shut down September 28, 2026 | gpt-5.6-terra |
| davinci-002 | OpenAI | shut down September 28, 2026 | gpt-5.6-terra |
| gpt-3.5-turbo-1106 | OpenAI | shut down September 28, 2026 | gpt-5.6-terra |
| gpt-3.5-turbo-instruct | OpenAI | shut down September 28, 2026 | gpt-5.6-terra |
Dated shutdown calendar: deprecations page.
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