🪦 Dead

GPT-4.5 Preview

Model deprecation · Model Deprecation · shut down July 14, 2025

Born
Died
Lifespan
4m 17d
Cause of death
Model Deprecation
Killed by
OpenAI
Type
Model

OpenAI's most expensive model ever at $75 per million input tokens, codenamed 'Orion.' Deprecated just four months after launch — the shortest-lived model in OpenAI's commercial history — as GPT-4.1 offered similar performance at a fraction of the cost.

Questions about GPT-4.5 Preview

Is GPT-4.5 Preview dead?

Yes. GPT-4.5 Preview was shut down on July 14, 2025, 4m 17d after its launch on February 27, 2025. The cause of death was model deprecation; it was killed by OpenAI. Classification: model deprecation. Details and the source are above.

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