# gpt-3.5-turbo-1106

Calls to the model gpt-3.5-turbo-1106 on OpenAI stopped working on September 28, 2026.

On September 28, 2026, the model gpt-3.5-turbo-1106 reached its shutdown date and stopped working. Requests that target model gpt-3.5-turbo-1106 fail since that day.

## The error OpenAI returns once gpt-3.5-turbo-1106 is gone

HTTP 404

```json
{"error":{"message":"The model `gpt-3.5-turbo-1106` 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-terra, which is recommended by OpenAI.

- API: OpenAI (api.openai.com)
- Model: gpt-3.5-turbo-1106
- Released: November 6, 2023 (models.dev)
- Kind: Model retirement
- Takes effect: September 28, 2026
- Calls after that day: fail
- Calls it hits: `model gpt-3.5-turbo-1106`
- 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/gpt-3.5-turbo-1106/

## OpenAI's words

> Shutdown date: 2026-09-28; Model / system: gpt-3.5-turbo-1106; Recommended replacement: gpt-5.6-terra

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