MiniMax
MediumVerified
Developer API · Jun 20, 2025
Verification is under 30 days old, not a live check; date passage does not confirm shutdown.
Text-to-voice API becomes legacy
The older API remains operational but is no longer updated.
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12primary source pages30verified eventsSep 1, 2026 – Sep 10, 2026 (UTC)
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Listed providers11Public developer APIs
Upcoming deadlines14With a stated date
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No deadline statedNot announced
Cohere
HighVerified
Developer API · Not announced
Verification is under 30 days old, not a live check; date passage does not confirm shutdown.
Embedding v2 models retired
The listed embedding models retired on Apr 4, 2026.
Mistral
MediumVerified
Developer API · Not announced
Verification is under 30 days old, not a live check; date passage does not confirm shutdown.
mistral-medium-2508 is deprecated
The model card marks mistral-medium-2508 deprecated and recommends Mistral Medium 3.5.
MiniMax
LowVerified
Developer API · Jun 1, 2026
Verification is under 30 days old, not a live check; date passage does not confirm shutdown.
MiniMax-M3 is documented for the API
MiniMax-M3 is listed in both release notes and the international API model catalog.
DeepSeek
HighVerified
Developer API · Apr 24, 2026
Verification is under 30 days old, not a live check; date passage does not confirm shutdown.
Legacy aliases retired: deepseek-chat, deepseek-reasoner
The listed aliases were scheduled for discontinuation on Jul 24, 2026. Replacement: deepseek-v4-flash.
xAI
MediumVerified
Model alias routing · Jul 29, 2026
Verification is under 30 days old, not a live check; date passage does not confirm shutdown.
grok-voice-latest routes to grok-voice-think-fast-2.0
xAI announced that the grok-voice-latest alias would route to grok-voice-think-fast-2.0 starting Aug 5, 2026.
MiniMax
HighVerified
Developer API · Not announced
Verification is under 30 days old, not a live check; date passage does not confirm shutdown.
Music API access changes
Music API access changed: Paid APIs closed to new users; existing paying users continue. Free APIs to be discontinued.
DeepSeek
LowVerified
Developer API · Aug 21, 2026
Verification is under 30 days old, not a live check; date passage does not confirm shutdown.
deepseek-v4-flash-vision-exp is documented for the API
deepseek-v4-flash-vision-exp is available as an experimental API model.
Z.ai / GLM
LowVerified
Developer API · Aug 26, 2026
Verification is under 30 days old, not a live check; date passage does not confirm shutdown.
glm-5.3-flash is documented for the API
glm-5.3-flash was announced on Aug 26, 2026; its model page separately documents Model API access.
xAI
HighVerified
Request defaults and billing · Aug 28, 2026
Verification is under 30 days old, not a live check; date passage does not confirm shutdown.
Image quality default changed for grok-imagine-image-2.0
xAI changed the omitted quality behavior for grok-imagine-image-2.0: Omitted quality defaults to auto; generation currently resolves to low and editing to medium.
DeepSeek
MediumVerified
Developer API · Sep 10, 2026
Verification is under 30 days old, not a live check; date passage does not confirm shutdown.
deepseek-flash released with native multimodal support
deepseek-flash is available on the DeepSeek API with native multimodal visual understanding.
DeepSeek
HighVerified
Developer API · Sep 10, 2026
Verification is under 30 days old, not a live check; date passage does not confirm shutdown.
Previous-generation models retired: deepseek-v4-flash, deepseek-v4-flash-vision-exp routed to V4.1 Flash
The previous-generation V4 Flash and V4 Flash Vision Exp models have been retired; their model names are temporarily routed to V4.1 Flash.
DeepSeek
HighVerified
Developer API · Sep 10, 2026
Verification is under 30 days old, not a live check; date passage does not confirm shutdown.
deepseek-v4-pro routed to V4.1 Flash after Sep 14, 2026
After 12:00 Beijing Time on Sep 14, 2026, all requests to deepseek-v4-pro will be routed to V4.1 Flash and billed at the V4.1 Flash price, pending the release of V4.1 Pro.
OpenAI
CriticalVerified
API and model lifecycle · Mar 24, 2026
Verification is under 30 days old, not a live check; date passage does not confirm shutdown.
Listed video models and API scheduled for shutdown
Requests to the listed models and API are scheduled to stop working on Sep 24, 2026.
OpenAI
CriticalVerified
Model lifecycle · Sep 26, 2025
Verification is under 30 days old, not a live check; date passage does not confirm shutdown.
4 legacy completion models reach shutdown
OpenAI lists Sep 28, 2026 as the shutdown date for 4 legacy model identifiers.
OpenAI
CriticalVerified
Model lifecycle · Apr 22, 2026
Verification is under 30 days old, not a live check; date passage does not confirm shutdown.
Legacy GPT, reasoning and image snapshots scheduled for shutdown
A broad OpenAI model shutdown wave is listed for Oct 23, 2026, with substitutes varying by workload.
xAI
HighVerified
Model lifecycle and pricing · Sep 2, 2026
Verification is under 30 days old, not a live check; date passage does not confirm shutdown.
grok-imagine-image-quality retired with redirect to grok-imagine-image-2.0 with quality set to low
xAI retires grok-imagine-image-quality on Nov 2, 2026; requests redirect to grok-imagine-image-2.0 with quality set to low on /v1/images/generations and /v1/images/edits with unchanged request/response shapes and lower per-image price.
OpenAI
HighVerified
Platform capability · Jun 3, 2026
Verification is under 30 days old, not a live check; date passage does not confirm shutdown.
Reusable prompts API scheduled for shutdown
OpenAI schedules the v1/prompts API and reusable prompt objects to shut down on Nov 30, 2026.
OpenAI
HighVerified
Platform capability · Jun 3, 2026
Verification is under 30 days old, not a live check; date passage does not confirm shutdown.
Evals platform scheduled for shutdown
OpenAI schedules the Evals dashboard and API to shut down on Nov 30, 2026 after a read-only period starting Oct 31, 2026.
OpenAI
HighVerified
Platform capability · Jun 3, 2026
Verification is under 30 days old, not a live check; date passage does not confirm shutdown.
Agent Builder scheduled for shutdown
OpenAI schedules Agent Builder to shut down on Nov 30, 2026; ChatKit remains available.
OpenAI
CriticalVerified
Model lifecycle · Jun 2, 2026
Verification is under 30 days old, not a live check; date passage does not confirm shutdown.
Older GPT Image models scheduled for shutdown
OpenAI lists Dec 1, 2026 as the shutdown date for older GPT Image identifiers.
OpenAI
CriticalVerified
Model lifecycle · Jun 11, 2026
Verification is under 30 days old, not a live check; date passage does not confirm shutdown.
Older GPT-5 and o3 snapshots scheduled for shutdown
OpenAI lists Dec 11, 2026 as the shutdown date for older GPT-5 and o3 snapshots.
OpenAI
HighVerified
Platform capability · May 7, 2026
Verification is under 30 days old, not a live check; date passage does not confirm shutdown.
Self-serve fine-tuning job creation closes for active existing customers
OpenAI states that active existing customers will no longer be able to create new self-serve fine-tuning jobs from Jan 6, 2027.
OpenAI
CriticalVerified
Model lifecycle · Jul 20, 2026
Verification is under 30 days old, not a live check; date passage does not confirm shutdown.
Legacy audio, realtime, and transcription snapshots scheduled for shutdown
OpenAI lists Jan 20, 2027 as the shutdown date for legacy audio/realtime/transcription identifiers.
OpenAI
CriticalVerified
Model lifecycle · Aug 26, 2026
Verification is under 30 days old, not a live check; date passage does not confirm shutdown.
Transcription models scheduled for shutdown
OpenAI lists Feb 26, 2027 as the shutdown date for 4 transcription model identifiers.
Google Gemini
MediumVerified
Model lifecycle · Not announced
Verification is under 30 days old, not a live check; date passage does not confirm shutdown.
gemini-3.1-flash-lite has a stated shutdown window
Google's deprecation table lists Earliest: May 7, 2027 for gemini-3.1-flash-lite and recommends gemini-3.5-flash-lite.
Google Gemini
LowVerified
Model lifecycle · Not announced
Verification is under 30 days old, not a live check; date passage does not confirm shutdown.
gemini-embedding-001 receives a shutdown date
Google lists May 14, 2028 as the shutdown date for gemini-embedding-001 and recommends gemini-embedding-2.
Anthropic
HighVerified
Model lifecycle · Not announced
Verification is under 30 days old, not a live check; date passage does not confirm shutdown.
claude-mythos-preview marked deprecated
Anthropic's model status page marks claude-mythos-preview as deprecated and points developers to claude-mythos-5.
Anthropic
HighVerified
Request parameters · Not announced
Verification is under 30 days old, not a live check; date passage does not confirm shutdown.
Sampling parameters deprecated on Claude Opus 4.7 and later
Anthropic documents the following behavior on the affected models: Omit parameters; non-default values return HTTP 400.
Alibaba / Qwen
HighNeeds Review
Developer API · Not announced
Facts remain unverified; a check timestamp is not factual confirmation.
Bailian retirement notices need model and date reconciliation
The retirement index and linked notice header disagree; affected model IDs and regions could not be confirmed.
Moonshot / Kimi
LowVerified
Developer API · Not announced
Verification is under 30 days old, not a live check; date passage does not confirm shutdown.
kimi-k3 is documented for the API
The current international API quickstart uses kimi-k3; its launch date is not stated.
No future deadlines. Explore all events for history and undated changes.
Action notices · no stated deadline
All actions →No countdown does not mean no action: compatibility risks and review candidates remain visible.
DeepSeek
HighVerified
Developer API · Sep 10, 2026
Verification is under 30 days old, not a live check; date passage does not confirm shutdown.
Previous-generation models retired: deepseek-v4-flash, deepseek-v4-flash-vision-exp routed to V4.1 Flash
xAI
HighVerified
Request defaults and billing · Aug 28, 2026
Verification is under 30 days old, not a live check; date passage does not confirm shutdown.
Image quality default changed for grok-imagine-image-2.0
xAI
MediumVerified
Model alias routing · Jul 29, 2026
Verification is under 30 days old, not a live check; date passage does not confirm shutdown.
grok-voice-latest routes to grok-voice-think-fast-2.0
MiniMax
MediumVerified
Developer API · Jun 20, 2025
Verification is under 30 days old, not a live check; date passage does not confirm shutdown.
Text-to-voice API becomes legacy
Anthropic
HighVerified
Model lifecycle · Not announced
Verification is under 30 days old, not a live check; date passage does not confirm shutdown.
claude-mythos-preview marked deprecated
Anthropic
HighVerified
Request parameters · Not announced
Verification is under 30 days old, not a live check; date passage does not confirm shutdown.
Sampling parameters deprecated on Claude Opus 4.7 and later
MiniMax
HighVerified
Developer API · Not announced
Verification is under 30 days old, not a live check; date passage does not confirm shutdown.
Music API access changes
Mistral
MediumVerified
Developer API · Not announced
Verification is under 30 days old, not a live check; date passage does not confirm shutdown.
mistral-medium-2508 is deprecated
Alibaba / Qwen
HighNeeds Review
Developer API · Not announced
Facts remain unverified; a check timestamp is not factual confirmation.
Bailian retirement notices need model and date reconciliation
Product updates
All updates →Newest announcements first; undated records last. New models do not imply required migration.
DeepSeek
MediumVerified
Developer API · Sep 10, 2026
Verification is under 30 days old, not a live check; date passage does not confirm shutdown.
deepseek-flash released with native multimodal support
Z.ai / GLM
LowVerified
Developer API · Aug 26, 2026
Verification is under 30 days old, not a live check; date passage does not confirm shutdown.
glm-5.3-flash is documented for the API
DeepSeek
LowVerified
Developer API · Aug 21, 2026
Verification is under 30 days old, not a live check; date passage does not confirm shutdown.
deepseek-v4-flash-vision-exp is documented for the API
MiniMax
LowVerified
Developer API · Jun 1, 2026
Verification is under 30 days old, not a live check; date passage does not confirm shutdown.
MiniMax-M3 is documented for the API
The provider directory
11 providers. Primary sources.
Official marks identify providers, not partnerships or endorsements. All lifecycle data links back to primary sources.
OpenAI
OpenAI API changes
Models, platform APIs, endpoints, fine-tuning, realtime, audio and media lifecycle changes.
11records11upcoming
Anthropic
Anthropic API changes
Claude API model retirement schedules, request parameter changes and migration guidance.
2records0upcoming
Google Gemini
Google Gemini API changes
Gemini API stable and preview model shutdown dates, replacement paths and release notes.
2records2upcoming
xAI
xAI API changes
xAI API release notes, model routing, default behavior, pricing and endpoint changes.
3records1upcoming
DeepSeek
DeepSeek API changes
Developer API changes for DeepSeek: releases, lifecycle and request compatibility.
5records0upcoming
Alibaba / Qwen
Alibaba / Qwen API changes
Developer API changes for Alibaba / Qwen: releases, lifecycle and request compatibility.
1records0upcoming
Mistral
Mistral API changes
Developer API changes for Mistral: releases, lifecycle and request compatibility.
1records0upcoming
Cohere
Cohere API changes
Developer API changes for Cohere: releases, lifecycle and request compatibility.
1records0upcoming
Moonshot / Kimi
Moonshot / Kimi API changes
Developer API changes for Moonshot / Kimi: releases, lifecycle and request compatibility.
1records0upcoming
Z.ai / GLM
Z.ai / GLM API changes
Developer API changes for Z.ai / GLM: releases, lifecycle and request compatibility.
1records0upcoming
MiniMax
MiniMax API changes
Developer API changes for MiniMax: releases, lifecycle and request compatibility.
3records0upcoming
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