# ft-gpt-4

Calls to the model ft-gpt-4 on OpenAI stopped working on October 23, 2026.

On October 23, 2026, the model ft-gpt-4 was retired. Requests targeting model ft-gpt-4 fail since that date. Developers sending traffic to this model must update their integrations to avoid errors.

## The error OpenAI returns once ft-gpt-4 is gone

HTTP 404

```json
{"error":{"message":"The model `ft-gpt-4` has been deprecated, learn more here: https://platform.openai.com/docs/deprecations","type":"invalid_request_error","param":null,"code":"model_not_found"}}
```

## What to use instead

Move to gpt-5.6-sol, which is recommended by OpenAI.

- API: OpenAI (api.openai.com)
- Model: ft-gpt-4
- Kind: Model retirement
- Takes effect: October 23, 2026
- Calls after that day: fail
- Calls it hits: `model ft-gpt-4`
- Source: [Deprecations page](https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/deprecations)
- Verified: November 6, 2026, against OpenAI's own pages
- Page: https://www.okapi.bot/models/openai/ft-gpt-4/

Okapi finds the calls this change hits in your repo and opens the pull request with the fix: https://github.com/apps/okapi-agent