OpenAI will retire GPT‑4o on February 13, 2026: GPT‑5.2 to take over as the new standard for professionals
On February 13, 2026, OpenAI is officially retiring GPT-4o, along with GPT-4.1, GPT-4.1 mini, and o4-mini. GPT-4o has been a favourite tool for creative work and conversational tasks. People reportedly loved its warmth, its casual style, the way it felt more personal than other models.
For a while, GPT-4o was temporarily restored after being deprecated. Users asked for more time to transition, especially those relying on it for brainstorming, writing, and ideation.
