Is gpt-image-2-2026-04-21 deprecated?

Q: Is gpt-image-2-2026-04-21 deprecated?

Not yet, but retirement is scheduled. Sunset scheduled for 2027-10-21, reported by a third-party catalog. The identifier still resolves today.

RETIRING IN 400 DAYS

Sunset scheduled for 2027-10-21, reported by a third-party catalog. The identifier still resolves today.

state=dying sunset=2027-10-21 days_remaining=400 severity=high sources=litellm evidence_tier=catalog confirmed_by_endpoint=false documented_by_provider=false replacement=none corroborated=single-source divergent_fields=none checked=2026-09-16 03:02Z

openai/gpt-image-2-2026-04-21

Vendor: openai. Tracked by 1 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
litellm	azure/gpt-image-2-2026-04-21	—	—	$5	—	2027-10-21

Change history

Severity	Change	What	Detected
info	repriced	azure/gpt-image-2-2026-04-21: output_price_per_mtok $10.00/Mtok to n/a	2026-09-06
info	repriced	gpt-image-2-2026-04-21: output_price_per_mtok $10.00/Mtok to n/a	2026-09-06
medium	deprecated	azure/gpt-image-2-2026-04-21: deprecation announced for 2027-10-21 — in 435 days	2026-08-12
medium	deprecated	azure/gpt-image-2-2026-04-21: retires 2027-10-21 (in 435 days)	2026-08-12