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Author: mrbullwinkle

articles/ai-services/openai/concepts/model-retirements.md

@@ -26,14 +26,14 @@ Azure OpenAI models are continually refreshed with newer and more capable models
 	* When a model is retired, it's no longer available for use. Azure OpenAI deployments of a retired model always return error responses.
 
 ## Notifications
-
+ 
 Azure OpenAI notifies customers of active Azure OpenAI deployments for models with upcoming retirements. We notify customers of upcoming retirements as follows for each deployment:
-
-1. At model launch, we programmatically designate a "not sooner than" retirement date (typically one year out).
+ 
+1. At model launch, we programmatically designate a "not sooner than" retirement date (for preview models this is between 90-120 days from launch, for generally available (GA) models this is 365 days from launch).
 2. At least 60 days notice before model retirement for Generally Available (GA) models.
-3. At least 30 days notice before preview model version upgrades.  
-
-Retirements are done on a rolling basis, region by region. Notifications are sent from an unmonitored mailbox, `[email protected]`.
+3. At least 30 days notice before preview model version upgrades.
+ 
+Retirements are done on a rolling basis, region by region. There is no schedule for when a specific region, or SKU will be upgraded.
 
 ## Model availability
 
@@ -63,14 +63,10 @@ Be aware of the following:
     2. for model family changes beyond version updates, such as when moving from `gpt-4 1106-preview` to `gpt-4o (2024-05-13)`. 
 
 ### Who is notified of upcoming retirements
-
-Azure OpenAI notifies those who are members of the following roles for each subscription with a deployment of a model with an upcoming retirement.
-
-* Owner
-* Contributor
-* Reader
-* Monitoring contributor
-* Monitoring reader
+ 
+Azure OpenAI notifies customers via two methods:
+- **Azure Resoruce Health** - Anyone with reader permissions or above can see azure health alerts, as well as configure personalized alerts via email, SMS, etc. See [Create Service Health Alerts] (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/service-health/alerts-activity-log-service-notifications-portal)
+- **Email** - email notifications are automatically sent to subscription owners. Any individual with reader permissions may however configure their own alerts by following the guidance above.
 
 ## How to get ready for model retirements and version upgrades
 

articles/ai-services/openai/includes/retirement/models.md

@@ -58,8 +58,10 @@ ms.custom: references_regions, build-2025
 
 | Model                          | Version         | Retirement date                    | Replacement model                    |
 | -------------------------------|-----------------|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
-| `dalle-3`                      | 3               | No earlier than September 15, 2025 |                                      |
 | `gpt-image-1`                  | 2025-04-15      | No earlier than August 1, 2025     |                                      |
+| `sora`                         | 2025-05-02      | No earlier than August 15, 2025    |                                      |
+| `dalle-3`                      | 3               | No earlier than September 15, 2025 |                                      |
+
 
 # [Embedding](#tab/embedding)
 
@@ -115,7 +117,7 @@ For fine-tuned models made generally available since `gpt-4o-2024-08-06`, **depl
 
  These models are no longer available for new deployments.
 
-If you're an existing customer looking for information about these models, see [Legacy models](./legacy-models.md).
+If you're an existing customer looking for information about these models, see [Legacy models](../../concepts/legacy-models.md).
 
 | Model | Deprecation date | Retirement date | Suggested replacement |
 | --------- | --------------------- | ------------------- | -------------------- |