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AnthropicClaude APIhigh

claude-opus-4-1-20250805: model retirement on August 5, 2026

Anthropic documents a model retirement affecting claude-opus-4-1-20250805 on August 5, 2026. The source lists claude-opus-4-8 as a replacement identifier.

model retirementSearch repositories and deployment configuration for claude-opus-4-1-20250805. The official source lists claude-opus-4-8 as a replacement identifier. Test the migration against current provider documentation before production.
GoogleGemini APIcritical

Gemini embedding-2-preview shuts down on August 10, 2026

Google is shutting down the preview embedding model and lists gemini-embedding-2 as the replacement.

model shutdownChange the model ID to gemini-embedding-2 and validate vector dimensions, storage, and retrieval quality in a staging index before cutover.
GoogleGemini APIcritical

Imagen 4 API models shut down on August 17, 2026

Google is shutting down all three Imagen 4 production model IDs and recommends gemini-3.1-flash-image.

model shutdownMove to gemini-3.1-flash-image and test request shape, output handling, latency, image quality, and safety behavior before the deadline.
OpenAIOpenAI APIcritical

OpenAI Assistants API shuts down on August 26, 2026

OpenAI is removing the Assistants API and directs developers to the Responses API and Conversations API.

api sunsetInventory Assistants and Threads SDK usage, map it to Responses and Conversations, migrate stored state, and run end-to-end tool and conversation tests before August 26.
OpenAIOpenAI APIcritical

Four legacy OpenAI models shut down on September 28, 2026

OpenAI is removing four older GPT and base-model IDs and recommends GPT-5.4 mini or GPT-5 mini.

model shutdownReplace the retired model ID with an official recommended model, update the API request shape where required, and regression-test prompts and outputs.
AnthropicClaude APIhigh

Claude Opus 4.7 and later reject non-default sampling parameters

Anthropic has deprecated temperature, top_p, and top_k on Claude Opus 4.7 and later; non-default values return an HTTP 400 error.

breaking behaviorStop sending temperature, top_p, and top_k for affected models. Express tone, variability, and formatting requirements in the system prompt instead.
AnthropicClaude APIhigh

Claude Sonnet 5 changes thinking defaults and token counts

Claude Sonnet 5 enables adaptive thinking by default, removes manual thinking budgets, rejects non-default sampling parameters, and tokenizes the same text into roughly 30% more tokens.

breaking behaviorRemove manual thinking budgets and non-default sampling parameters, rely on adaptive thinking, and use Anthropic's token-counting API to recalibrate limits and cost controls.
GoogleGemini APIhigh

Gemini deprecates temperature, top_p, and top_k

Gemini 3.6 Flash and 3.5 Flash-Lite ignore the sampling parameters; Google says future model generations will return HTTP 400 when they are supplied.

parameter deprecationStrip temperature, top_p, and top_k from Gemini requests and encode response constraints in a clear system instruction.
MicrosoftAzure AI Foundryhigh

gpt-5-chat: model retirement on June 29, 2026

Microsoft documents a model retirement affecting gpt-5-chat on June 29, 2026. The source lists gpt-chat-latest as a replacement identifier.

model retirementSearch repositories and deployment configuration for gpt-5-chat. The official source lists gpt-chat-latest as a replacement identifier. Test the migration against current provider documentation before production.
MicrosoftAzure AI Foundryhighsource recheck due

Stable-Diffusion-3.5-Large, Stable-Image-Core, and 1 more: model retirement on July 31, 2026

Microsoft documents a model retirement affecting Stable-Diffusion-3.5-Large, Stable-Image-Core, and 1 more on July 31, 2026. No replacement identifier passed the evidence gate.

model retirementSearch repositories and deployment configuration for Stable-Diffusion-3.5-Large, Stable-Image-Core, and Stable-Image-Ultra. No replacement identifier passed the evidence gate. Follow the linked provider documentation for the required request or behavior change.
AnthropicClaude APIhigh

/v1/experimental/generate_prompt, /v1/experimental/improve_prompt, and 1 more: api sunset on August 17, 2026

Anthropic documents a api sunset affecting /v1/experimental/generate_prompt, /v1/experimental/improve_prompt, and 1 more on August 17, 2026. No replacement identifier passed the evidence gate.

api sunsetSearch repositories and deployment configuration for /v1/experimental/generate_prompt, /v1/experimental/improve_prompt, and /v1/experimental/templatize_prompt. No replacement identifier passed the evidence gate. Follow the linked provider documentation for the required request or behavior change.
MicrosoftAzure AI Foundryhigh

TimeGEN-1: model retirement on August 31, 2026

Microsoft documents a model retirement affecting TimeGEN-1 on August 31, 2026. The source lists TimeGPT-1 and TimegGPT-2.1 as replacement identifiers.

model retirementSearch repositories and deployment configuration for TimeGEN-1. The official source lists TimeGPT-1 and TimegGPT-2.1 as replacement identifiers. Test the migration against current provider documentation before production.
MistralMistral APImedium

labs-leanstral-1-5: model retirement on September 30, 2026

Mistral documents a model retirement affecting labs-leanstral-1-5 on September 30, 2026. No replacement identifier passed the evidence gate.

model retirementSearch repositories and deployment configuration for labs-leanstral-1-5. No replacement identifier passed the evidence gate. Follow the linked provider documentation for the required request or behavior change.
MicrosoftAzure AI Foundryhigh

o1: model retirement on October 21, 2026

Microsoft documents a model retirement affecting o1 on October 21, 2026. The source lists gpt-5.6-sol as a replacement identifier.

model retirementSearch repositories and deployment configuration for o1. The official source lists gpt-5.6-sol as a replacement identifier. Test the migration against current provider documentation before production.
GoogleVertex AIhigh

Vertex AI Extensions: api sunset on November 26, 2026

Google documents a api sunset affecting Vertex AI Extensions on November 26, 2026. The source lists Agent Platform as a replacement identifier.

api sunsetSearch repositories and deployment configuration for Vertex AI Extensions. The official source lists Agent Platform as a replacement identifier. Test the migration against current provider documentation before production.