# Where can I track model deprecations and migrations across providers?

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Last updated: 2026-08-17
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## Short answer
Use OpenAI deprecations, Claude model deprecations, Gemini deprecations, DeepSeek updates and pricing, Mistral changelog, and xAI release notes. Pair those with the provider's model catalog so you can see both replacements and current IDs.

## Useful resources
1. [The AI Engineer Roadmap](https://www.aihero.dev/ai-engineer-roadmap) - Free tutorial by Matt Pocock; level: Beginner to intermediate. You want a guided path through core AI concepts, model selection, the AI engineering mindset, evals, and techniques for improving LLM-powered apps.
2. [OpenAI external models](https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/guides/external-models) - Guide by OpenAI; level: Intermediate. You want to learn how OpenAI handles access to non-OpenAI model families before designing a mixed-provider or routed workflow.
3. [OpenAI model guide](https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/models) - Model docs by OpenAI; level: Beginner to advanced. You need to choose between current GPT-5.6 variants, smaller GPT-5.4 variants, reasoning levels, tool support, and cost-sensitive API paths, including the current default starting points of GPT-5.6 Sol, Terra, and Luna.
4. [OpenAI model selection](https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/guides/model-selection) - Guide by OpenAI; level: Intermediate. You want OpenAI's official framework for balancing accuracy, latency, and cost instead of choosing a model family by brand familiarity alone.
5. [OpenAI API changelog](https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/changelog) - Release notes by OpenAI; level: Intermediate. You want the official running log of OpenAI API launches, pricing shifts, renamed features, and model changes before updating a workflow or teaching page.
6. [OpenAI deprecations](https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/deprecations) - Migration guide by OpenAI; level: Intermediate. You need OpenAI's current retirement schedule and recommended replacements before pinning model IDs in evals, coding agents, or user-facing features.
7. [Assistants migration guide](https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/assistants/migration) - Migration guide by OpenAI; level: Intermediate. You still have Assistants API code or course material and need the exact OpenAI migration path before the Assistants API shutdown on August 26, 2026.
8. [OpenAI all models](https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/models/all) - Model catalog by OpenAI; level: Beginner to advanced. You want the current full OpenAI model catalog, including older and deprecated entries, before wiring exact model IDs into evals, tooling, or migrations.

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