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OpenAI GPT-3 base models

OpenAI’s deprecations documentation records the retirement of older GPT-3 base and related completion models, including text-davinci-003, as part of the API lifecycle.

model_discontinuedConfidence: highEvidence 1Reviewed 2026-06-05

Current state

OpenAI GPT-3 base models

Legacy GPT-3 base and related completion models were retired according to OpenAI’s API deprecations documentation.

Last known URL: https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/deprecations

Key facts

Operator
OpenAI
Status
model discontinued
Entity type
model
Country
United States
Launched
2020
Ended / changed
2024-01-04
URL status
live verified
Last reviewed
2026-06-05

Primary evidence

OpenAI API deprecations

OpenAI · official docs · high reliability

Open source

Timeline

Dated lifecycle events

1 events
  1. 2024-01-04
    Legacy GPT-3 models retiredmodel_retired

    OpenAI’s deprecation documentation lists older GPT-3 base and completion models as retired with replacement guidance.

Evidence

Source links supporting this record

1 links
  • OpenAI · official_docs · Accessed 2026-06-05

    Supports: model_retired, current_state, replacement_guidance

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