Release Notes
Tracking the OpenAI changelog
This channel is the OpenAI model and API release timeline. Every entry is sourced from platform.openai.com/docs/changelog with an impact assessment. It covers model releases (e.g. the 2026-07-09 GPT-5.6 family), pricing changes, and API deprecations (e.g. the 2026-05-12 DALL·E and Realtime Beta retirement). Manually verified weekly, with dataSourcedAt updated each pass.
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What you'll learn in this channel
These are the core topics this channel covers. Each featured article unpacks several of them in depth.
- GPT-5.6 family launch
- Realtime 2.x upgrades
- DALL·E & Realtime Beta retirement
- Pricing changes
- API deprecations
- Next-quarter outlook
OpenAI Deprecation Lifecycle Guide: Notice Periods, Shutdown Calendar, Migration Checklist
How OpenAI retires models and APIs: the official difference between deprecation, shut down, and legacy; notice floors of 6 months (GA) and 3 months (specialized variants); real case timelines; and a five-step migration checklist.
Read articleHow to Track OpenAI Updates: API Changelog, ChatGPT Release Notes, and Official Announcements Done Right
OpenAI publishes updates across three official surfaces. This guide maps their division of labor, explains the 90-day ChatGPT retirement convention versus API deprecations, and gives a weekly review SOP you can actually run.
Read articleOpenAI 2026 H2 Model and API Release Timeline
OpenAI 2026 H2 (2026-07 to 2026-12) timeline of key model and API updates. Every entry sourced from developers.openai.com changelog and OpenAI News.
Read articleOpenAI Models Release Notes (2026, Living Document)
OpenAI's 2026 model and API release log, organised by date with sources and check dates on every entry (changelog quotes or official SDK releases). Covers GPT-5.6, GPT Image 2.5, GPT-Realtime-2.1.
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