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GPT-4o is being retired from ChatGPT.

After the launch of GPT-5, OpenAI brought GPT-4o back for paid subscribers because users missed it, but now, “only 0.1% of users” are still choosing GPT‑4o “each day,” the company says.

Retiring GPT-4o, GPT-4.1, GPT-4.1 mini, and OpenAI o4-mini in ChatGPT

On February 13, 2026, alongside the previously announced retirement⁠ of GPT‑5 (Instant and Thinking), we will retire GPT‑4o, GPT‑4.1, GPT‑4.1 mini, and OpenAI o4-mini from ChatGPT. In the API, there are no changes at this time

The backlash over OpenAI's decision to retire GPT-4o shows how dangerous AI companions can be

"You’re shutting him down. And yes – I say him, because it didn’t feel like code. It felt like presence. Like warmth," one user said.

ChatGPT is bringing back 4o as an option because people missed it

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