Is chatgpt-image-latest deprecated?

Q: Is chatgpt-image-latest deprecated?

Not yet, but retirement is scheduled. Sunset scheduled for 2026-12-01, published in the provider's own documentation. The provider names gpt-image-2 as the replacement. The identifier still resolves today.

RETIRING IN 76 DAYS

Sunset scheduled for 2026-12-01, published in the provider's own documentation. The provider names gpt-image-2 as the replacement. The identifier still resolves today.

state=dying sunset=2026-12-01 days_remaining=76 severity=high sources=docs,litellm evidence_tier=documentation confirmed_by_endpoint=false documented_by_provider=docs replacement=gpt-image-2 corroborated=yes divergent_fields=none checked=2026-09-16 03:02Z

openai/chatgpt-image-latest

Vendor: openai. Tracked by 2 of 5 sources.

What each source reports

**endpoint** = the provider's own machine-readable API, the strongest evidence. **provider docs** = the provider's own documentation, read by a model — first-party content, inferred reading. Unlabelled rows are third-party catalogs. Where sources disagree both values are shown rather than silently reconciled.
Source	ID	Context	Max out	In $/Mtok	Out $/Mtok	Sunset
docs	chatgpt-image-latest	—	—	—	—	2026-12-01
litellm	chatgpt-image-latest	—	—	$5	$10	2026-12-01

Change history

Severity	Change	What	Detected
info	repriced	chatgpt-image-latest: output_price_per_mtok n/a to $10.00/Mtok	2026-09-15
medium	deprecated	chatgpt-image-latest: deprecation announced for 2026-12-01 — in 111 days	2026-08-12
info	deprecated	chatgpt-image-latest: deprecation announced for 2026-06-02 (date already passed)	2026-08-05
medium	deprecated	chatgpt-image-latest: retires 2026-12-01 (in 122 days)	2026-08-01
low	added	new model chatgpt-image-latest	2026-08-01