# Migrating off gpt-image-1.5-2025-12-16

**OpenAI** retires **gpt-image-1.5-2025-12-16** on **2026-12-01** (in 36 days).
Documented replacement: **gpt-image-2.5-sunburst or gpt-image-2.5-flare**.

Source: https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/deprecations
Source last checked: 2026-10-26.
Calendar as of 2026-10-26 UTC.

| Model | Provider | Retires | Replacement |
|---|---|---|---|
| gpt-image-1.5-2025-12-16 | OpenAI | 2026-12-01 | gpt-image-2.5-sunburst or gpt-image-2.5-flare |

Also retiring on 2026-12-01:
- gpt-image-1-mini (OpenAI) → gpt-image-2.5-sunburst or gpt-image-2.5-flare
- gpt-image-1.5 (OpenAI) → gpt-image-2.5-sunburst or gpt-image-2.5-flare
- chatgpt-image-latest (OpenAI) → gpt-image-2.5-sunburst or gpt-image-2.5-flare

Source: https://llmlatency.dev/migrate/openai-gpt-image-1-5-2025-12-16