Is Microsoft Azure AI Foundry GPT-4o (2024-08-06) deprecated?
Deprecated
Yes. GPT-4o (2024-08-06) is deprecated and Microsoft Azure AI Foundry shuts it down on 2026-10-01 — in ~2 months.
Lifecycle dates
- Status
- Deprecated
- Deprecation announced
- not announced
- Shutdown date
- (in ~2 months)
Pricing & context
- Input
- $2.50 / M tokens
- Output
- $10.00 / M tokens
- Context window
- 128K tokens
- Model maker
- OpenAI
Sources
- learn.microsoft.com https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/openai/concepts/model-retirement-schedule
- prices.azure.com https://prices.azure.com/api/retail/prices?$filter=contains(meterName,'gpt-4o-0806')
- azure.microsoft.com https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/cognitive-services/openai-service/
Verified against the source on . Dataset snapshot . Providers can change a date without notice — the link above is always the final word.
Common questions
- Is GPT-4o (2024-08-06) deprecated?
- Yes. GPT-4o (2024-08-06) is deprecated and Microsoft Azure AI Foundry shuts it down on 2026-10-01 — in ~2 months.
- When does GPT-4o (2024-08-06) shut down?
- Microsoft Azure AI Foundry has announced 2026-10-01 as the shutdown date for GPT-4o (2024-08-06).
- What does GPT-4o (2024-08-06) cost?
- $2.50 per million input tokens and $10.00 per million output tokens, as last verified on 2026-07-18.
- What can I use instead of GPT-4o (2024-08-06)?
- Active alternatives from Microsoft Azure AI Foundry include GPT-5 nano, gpt-oss-120b, GPT-5.4 nano.