ChatGPT is saying goodbye to a beloved AI model. Superfans are not happy
- lastmansurfing
- 3 days ago
- 1 min read

In a statement, the company said that on February 13, the models GPT-4o, GPT‑4.1, GPT‑4.1 mini, GPT‑5 (Instant and Thinking), and OpenAI o4-mini will all be removed from ChatGPT and will no longer be accessible through the platform.
This isn’t the first time OpenAI has attempted to get rid of GPT-4o. Back in August, when it released GPT-5, the company said it would retire the older model, but an online community revolted, saying that they relied on it for emotional support and felt betrayed by its sudden forced retirement.
OpenAI has said that 4o is an especially sycophantic model, exhibiting high levels of agreeability and flattery.
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