Is GPT-4o deprecated or retired?

Yes. GPT-4o is Deprecated per OpenAI's own deprecation notice and shuts down on 2027-01-14. ModelPriceWatch last re-verified this status on 2026-10-18.

When does GPT-4o shut down?

OpenAI has announced GPT-4o shuts down on 2027-01-14. It remains purchasable until then, but new work should target a current model.

Is GPT-4o deprecated?

OpenAI · lifecycle status verified Oct 18, 2026 against the provider's own page.

Yes — GPT-4o is deprecated and shuts down Jan 14, 2027. Still purchasable until then, but OpenAI has announced end-of-life. Don't start new work on it.

Last verified pricing

historical reference — not a buy recommendation

GPT-4o was last priced at $2.50 per 1M input tokens and $10.00 per 1M output tokens, with a 128K-token context window. Full history stays on the GPT-4o model page.

What replaced GPT-4o?

successor named by OpenAI

OpenAI's named successorfrom the deprecation notice — not our inference

Model	Input $/M	Output $/M	Context
GPT-4o Deprecated	$2.50	$10.00	128K
GPT-6 Luna	$0.100	$0.500	1M	details →

Picking a replacement

We don't hold a benchmark average for GPT-4o, so we won't claim any model is "equivalent" to it. The current OpenAI lineup below is a factual starting point, with no quality-parity claim.

Current OpenAI alternatives

same provider, sold today — no parity claim

Model	Input $/M	Output $/M	Context
GPT-5.6 Luna	$0.200	$1.20	1M	details →
GPT-Realtime-2.1 mini	$0.600	$2.40	128K	details →
GPT-5.4 mini	$0.750	$4.50	1M	details →

Migrating off GPT-4o? The migration calculator compares your exact input/output token mix against every current model we track, with benchmark tradeoffs. Lifecycle data on this page comes from OpenAI's own page and was last re-verified on Oct 18, 2026. See all retired & deprecated models.