Merge pull request #6077 from mrbullwinkle/mrb_07_16_2025_model_retirements

[Azure OpenAI] Model Retirement updates

Author: prmerger-automator[bot]

articles/ai-foundry/openai/concepts/legacy-models.md

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ Azure OpenAI offers a variety of models for different use cases. The following m
 
 | Model | Deprecation date | Retirement date | Suggested replacement |
 | --------- | --------------------- | ------------------- | -------------------- |
+| `gpt-4.5-preview`         |       |  July 14, 2025 | `gpt-4.1` version: `2025-04-14`      |
 | `gpt-4o-realtime-preview` - 2024-10-01 | February 25, 2025 | March 26, 2025 | `gpt-4o-realtime-preview` (version 2024-12-17) or `gpt-4o-mini-realtime-preview` (version 2024-12-17) |
 | `gpt-35-turbo` - 0301 | | February 13, 2025   | `gpt-35-turbo` (0125) <br><br> `gpt-4o-mini`  |
 | `gpt-35-turbo` - 0613 | | February 13, 2025 | `gpt-35-turbo` (0125) <br><br> `gpt-4o-mini`  |

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

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ titleSuffix: Azure OpenAI
 description: Learn about the model deprecations and retirements in Azure OpenAI.
 ms.service: azure-ai-openai
 ms.topic: conceptual
-ms.date: 06/25/2025
+ms.date: 07/16/2025
 ms.custom: 
 manager: nitinme
 author: mrbullwinkle
@@ -101,4 +101,6 @@ These models are currently available for use in Azure OpenAI.
 
 ## Retirement and deprecation history
 
-To track individual updates to this article refer to the [Git History](https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/azure-ai-docs/commits/main/articles/ai-services/openai/includes/retirement/models.md)
+- To track individual updates to this article refer to the [Git History](https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/azure-ai-docs/commits/main/articles/ai-foundry/openai/includes/retirement/models.md)
+
+- For a list of retired models, refer to the [retired models page](./legacy-models.md).

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

@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ ms.custom: references_regions, build-2025
 
 | Model                     | Version         | Retirement date                    | Replacement model                    |
 | --------------------------|-----------------|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
-| `gpt-4.5-preview`         | 2025-02-27      | No Auto-upgrades <br>July 14, 2025 | `gpt-4.1` version: `2025-04-14`      |
-| `gpt-3.5-turbo-instruct`  | 0914            | No earlier than July 16, 2025      |                                      |
 | `o1-preview`              | 2024-09-12      | July 28, 2025                      | `o1`                                 |
 | `computer-use-preview`    | 2025-03-11      | No earlier than September 1, 2025  |                                      |
 | `gpt-35-turbo`            | 1106            | No earlier than September 1, 2025  | `gpt-4.1-mini` version: `2025-04-14` |
@@ -26,6 +24,7 @@ ms.custom: references_regions, build-2025
 | `model router`            | 2025-05-19      | No earlier than September 1, 2025  |                                      |
 | `gpt-4o`                  | 2024-05-13      | No earlier than September 15, 2025 | `gpt-4.1` version: `2025-04-14`      |
 | `gpt-4o-mini`             | 2024-07-18      | No earlier than September 15, 2025 | `gpt-4.1-mini` version: `2025-04-14` |
+| `gpt-3.5-turbo-instruct`  | 0914            | No earlier than September 16, 2025 |                                      |
 | `o1-mini`                 | 2024-09-12      | No earlier than September 26, 2025 |                                      |
 | `gpt-4o`                  | 2024-08-06      | No earlier than October 15, 2025   | `gpt-4.1` version: `2025-04-14`      |
 | `o1`                      | 2024-12-17      | No earlier than December 17, 2025  |                                      |