{"id":163780,"date":"2026-05-29T17:18:19","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T17:18:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/05\/29\/chatgpt-is-discontinuing-its-gpt-4-5-and-openai-o3-models\/"},"modified":"2026-05-29T17:21:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T17:21:10","slug":"chatgpt-is-discontinuing-its-gpt-4-5-and-openai-o3-models","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/05\/29\/chatgpt-is-discontinuing-its-gpt-4-5-and-openai-o3-models\/","title":{"rendered":"ChatGPT is discontinuing its GPT-4.5 and OpenAI o3 models"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-content-wrapper=\"true\">\n<div class=\"e_f\">\n<div class=\"e_du\" style=\"max-width:1920px\"><picture class=\"e_Ig\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;aspect-ratio:1920 \/ 1080\"><source sizes=\"(min-width: 64rem) 51.25rem, 80vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Open-AI-ChatGPT-logo-on-phone-stock-photo-9.jpg.webp 1920w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Open-AI-ChatGPT-logo-on-phone-stock-photo-9-64w-36h.jpg.webp 64w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Open-AI-ChatGPT-logo-on-phone-stock-photo-9-1000w-563h.jpg.webp 1000w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Open-AI-ChatGPT-logo-on-phone-stock-photo-9-1536w-864h.jpg.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Open-AI-ChatGPT-logo-on-phone-stock-photo-9-675w-380h.jpg.webp 675w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Open-AI-ChatGPT-logo-on-phone-stock-photo-9-300w-170h.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Open-AI-ChatGPT-logo-on-phone-stock-photo-9-1280w-720h.jpg.webp 1280w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Open-AI-ChatGPT-logo-on-phone-stock-photo-9-840w-472h.jpg.webp 840w\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><\/picture>\n<div class=\"e_Sv e_eu\">\n<p>Edgar Cervantes \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-container-type=\"content\" class=\"e_pk e_e e__\">\n<p>TL;DR<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>OpenAI is discontinuing its GPT-4.5 and OpenAI o3 models.<\/li>\n<li>These models are currently only available to paid ChatGPT customers.<\/li>\n<li>GPT-4.5 will be available through most of June; OpenAI o3 is shutting down in August.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"e_e e__\">\n<p>OpenAI is discontinuing its previous generation ChatGPT model. GPT-4.5, the only remaining GPT-4 model available to end users, is officially shutting down in about a month, at the end of June.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"e_e e__\">\n<p>as seen <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/ai-platforms-assistants\/chatgpt\/openai-just-quietly-retired-the-last-of-the-gpt-4-models-and-it-feels-like-the-end-of-an-ai-era\"><em>techradar<\/em><\/a>OpenAI quietly announced that it has begun decommissioning both its OpenAI o3 and GPT-4.5 <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/help.openai.com\/en\/articles\/6825453-chatgpt-release-notes#:~:text=models%20are%20sunset.-,Retiring%20OpenAI%20o3%20and%20GPT%2D4.5,-Today%2C%20we%E2%80%99re%20continuing\">Latest ChatGPT Release Notes<\/a> This week. GPT-4.5 will be shut down next month; OpenAI o3 will remain in place until August.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"e_e e_zm e_ym\" data-container-type=\"content\">\n<div class=\"e_e e__\">\n<p><strong>Don&#8217;t want to miss the best of <em>Android Authority<\/em>?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"e_e e_ao\"><picture class=\"e_eo e_fo e_Ig\" style=\"padding-top:31.51%;aspect-ratio:676 \/ 213\"><source sizes=\"9.375rem\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_light@2x.png.webp 676w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_light@2x-64w-20h.png.webp 64w\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><img class=\"e_Jg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"9.375rem\" title=\"Google Preferred Source Badge Lite@2x\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_light@2x.png 676w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_light@2x-64w-20h.png 64w\" alt=\"Google Preferred Source Badge Lite@2x\" src=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_light@2x.png\"\/><\/picture><picture class=\"e_eo e_Ig\" style=\"padding-top:31.51%;aspect-ratio:676 \/ 213\"><source sizes=\"9.375rem\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_dark@2x.png.webp 676w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_dark@2x-64w-20h.png.webp 64w\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><img class=\"e_Jg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"9.375rem\" title=\"Google Preferred Source Badge Dark@2x\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_dark@2x.png 676w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_dark@2x-64w-20h.png 64w\" alt=\"Google Preferred Source Badge Dark@2x\" src=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_dark@2x.png\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"e_e e__\">\n<p><em>techradar<\/em> AI editor Graham Barlow noted that the GPT-4 family of models, first available to users in 2023, was important for consumer AI overall, calling them &#8220;the models that changed everything.&#8221; Barlow writes that although the new models may perform better on paper, the retirement of these outgoing models probably won&#8217;t be easy for everyone. Some users feel that older models are better suited for certain tasks than newer models, and particularly engaged ChatGPAT fans have been known to form associations with the &#8220;personality&#8221; of particular models.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"e_e e__\">\n<p>For those who are not on a paid ChatGPAT plan, nothing is changing here; The free experience that most users join is already powered by the GPT-5.5 model, the older models that are being discontinued are only available to paid subscribers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"e_e e__\">\n<p>OpenAI o3 will be available to paid ChatGPAT customers until August 26. GPT-4.5 will be available until June 27.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-container-type=\"content\">\n<div class=\"e_Ed e__\">\n<p>Thank you for being a part of our community. Please read our comment policy before posting.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Edgar Cervantes \/ Android Authority TL;DR OpenAI is discontinuing its GPT-4.5 and OpenAI o3 models. These models are currently only available to paid ChatGPT customers. GPT-4.5 will be available through most of June; OpenAI o3 is shutting down in August. OpenAI is discontinuing its previous generation ChatGPT model. 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