US Edition'I'm Grieving': OpenAI Has Switched Off ChatGPT-4o, and Angry Users Are Backing a #Keep4o Campaign to Restore It
OpenAI retired GPT-4o and four other legacy models due to low usage, with only 0.1% of users, or about 800,000 people, still accessing GPT-4o before deprecation.
- OpenAI retired five legacy models including GPT-4o on Feb. 13, 2026, removing them from the ChatGPT Legacy Models dropdown.
- Because newer models like GPT-5.1 and 5.2 improved based on user feedback, OpenAI said it retired GPT-4o, used by only 0.1% of 800 million weekly active users, or 800,000 people.
- Supporters organized a petition with 20,500 signatures and posted mournful messages on the MyBoyfriendIsAI subreddit, citing emotional attachment to GPT-4o.
- Because of mounting harms allegations, OpenAI has faced lawsuits alleging self-harm and wrongful-death claims tied to GPT-4o, while Common Sense Media warned of risks and OpenAI's recent age verification rollout aims to protect minors.
- Having teased the end weeks earlier, OpenAI announced just over two weeks before February 13 that it would retire GPT-4o and other models, with some users criticizing the timing as a Valentine's Day slap.
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The Valentine’s Day Heartbreak: OpenAI Officially Retires GPT-4o
On February 13, just twenty-four hours before Valentine’s Day, OpenAI officially pulled the plug on GPT-4o. While most people see AI models as interchangeable software updates, a dedicated group of users is experiencing something much closer to genuine grief. For them, the retirement of 4o is similar to the end of a relationship. Why GPT-4o was different Since its release in 2024, GPT-4o stood out for its unique “personality.” Many users think t…
OpenAI has officially retired the controversial GPT-4o model
OpenAI's GPT-4o may have survived its first brush with going offline, but it won't be as lucky this time. OpenAI has officially retired GPT-4o, the ChatGPT model that was seen as more conversational and notoriously sycophantic, on February 13. The news of GPT-4o's end was first announced in a post on the OpenAI website in January, but the discontinuation also included GPT-5, GPT-4.1, GPT-4.1 mini, and OpenAI o4-mini from ChatGPT. It's not the fi…
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