# Migrating off gpt-3.5-turbo-instruct

**OpenAI** retires **gpt-3.5-turbo-instruct** on **2026-09-28** (in 60 days).
Documented replacement: **gpt-5.4-mini or gpt-5-mini**.

Source: https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/deprecations

| Model | Provider | Retires | Replacement |
|---|---|---|---|
| gpt-3.5-turbo-instruct | OpenAI | 2026-09-28 | gpt-5.4-mini or gpt-5-mini |

Also retiring on 2026-09-28:
- babbage-002 (OpenAI) → gpt-5.4-mini or gpt-5-mini
- davinci-002 (OpenAI) → gpt-5.4-mini or gpt-5-mini
- gpt-3.5-turbo-1106 (OpenAI) → gpt-5.4-mini or gpt-5-mini

Source: https://llmlatency.dev/migrate/openai-gpt-3-5-turbo-instruct