Killed by OpenAI is a graveyard tracking the lifecycle of every OpenAI product, feature and API — what is still alive, what has been killed or deprecated, and what has shipped but been left to rot (zombie). Includes shutdown dates and countdowns for ChatGPT features, the Sora apps, ChatGPT Plugins, the Atlas Browser and more.
Visual workflow builder for agents from DevDay 2025. Deprecated barely eight months later (June 3, 2026); shuts down Nov 30, 2026.
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Launched · shuts down · T-166 days
Visual workflow builder for agents from DevDay 2025. Deprecated barely eight months later (June 3, 2026); shuts down Nov 30, 2026.
Source ↗Launched · shuts down · T-166 days
Dashboard and API for running model evals. Deprecated June 3, 2026; goes read-only Oct 31 and shuts down Nov 30, 2026.
Source ↗Try raindrop.ai ↗Launched · shuts down · T-14 days
Proactive daily briefings in ChatGPT (Pro) that research overnight and surface personalized update cards. Launched Sept 2025; OpenAI is sunsetting it within 14 days, pointing users to scheduled tasks instead.
Source ↗→ · 1 yr, 4 mo
OpenAI's text-to-video model (Sora, then Sora 2 in Sept 2025). The Sora brand wound down as the app shut down April 26, 2026 and the API follows on Sept 24, 2026.
Source ↗→ · 1 yr
Third-party tool integrations for ChatGPT. The beta was wound down in favor of GPTs and Actions; fully shut down April 9, 2024.
Source ↗Launched · shuts down · T-203 days
Custom fine-tuning of OpenAI base models. Began winding down in May 2026; new-job creation ends Jan 6, 2027.
Source ↗Launched · shuts down · T-99 days
Programmatic access to the Sora 2 video models. Deprecated March 24, 2026; full shutdown Sept 24, 2026.
Source ↗→ · 7 mo
Research-preview browsing agent at operator.chatgpt.com. Folded into ChatGPT agent in July 2025 and the standalone site was sunset weeks later.
Source ↗→ · 1 yr, 2 mo
OpenAI's flagship omni model and the default ChatGPT brain from 2024. Retired from ChatGPT when GPT-5 launched Aug 7, 2025, sparking a user backlash to 'bring back 4o'.
Source ↗→ date TBD
Side-by-side writing and coding workspace inside ChatGPT.
Source ↗→ · 6 days
A ChatGPT voice shown at the GPT-4o demo, paused within days after comparisons to Scarlett Johansson's 'Her' voice sparked a public dispute.
Source ↗Launched · shuts down · T-36 days
The CUA model behind Operator, exposed as a preview API. Preview snapshot scheduled for shutdown July 23, 2026.
Source ↗→ · 1 yr, 9 mo
Endpoint for editing text given an instruction. Deprecated in 2023 and shut down Jan 4, 2024.
Source ↗→ · 5 mo
Tool that claimed to detect AI-written text. Pulled less than six months later 'due to its low rate of accuracy'.
Source ↗→ present · 8 mo
OpenAI's web browser for macOS with an 'Ask ChatGPT' sidebar and agent mode. Windows/mobile were promised but have gone quiet.
Last meaningful update Mar 12, 2026
Source ↗→ present · 2 yrs, 8 mo
The original turn-based TTS voice. Slated for retirement in 2025, then kept alive 'while addressing feedback' — a true zombie limping on past Advanced Voice.
Last meaningful update Sep 9, 2025
Source ↗→ present · 1 yr, 4 mo
Multi-step autonomous research that writes cited reports. Now mostly surfaced through ChatGPT agent.
Last meaningful update Jun 26, 2025
Source ↗→ present · 1 yr, 5 mo
Beta feature letting ChatGPT run prompts on a schedule. Launched in beta and barely touched since.
Last meaningful update Jan 14, 2025
Source ↗→ present · 2 yrs, 5 mo
Marketplace for custom GPTs with a promised builder revenue program. Largely deprioritized as OpenAI pivoted to MCP-based apps.
Last meaningful update May 13, 2024
Source ↗→ present · 2 yrs, 7 mo
Stateful agent-building API from DevDay 2023. Being phased out in favor of the Responses API.
Last meaningful update Apr 17, 2024
Source ↗→ present · 2 yrs, 7 mo
No-code custom versions of ChatGPT with Actions. Replaced Plugins, but themselves overtaken by the 2025 MCP apps direction.
Last meaningful update Jan 10, 2024
Source ↗→ present · 6 yrs
The original text-completion endpoint. Marked legacy in 2023 in favor of Chat Completions; still hanging on.
Last meaningful update Jul 6, 2023
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