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babbage-002
babbage-002 is an AI model made by OpenAI. OpenAI released it on 22 August 2023. OpenAI retired it on 28 September 2026. Its longest answer is 16,384 tokens.
babbage-002 is an AI model made by OpenAI. OpenAI released it on 22 August 2023. OpenAI retired it on 28 September 2026. Its longest answer is 16,384 tokens. Through the API it costs $0.40 per 1M tokens for input and $0.40 per 1M tokens for output. Its knowledge cutoff is 1 September 2021.
- Released
- 22 August 2023 — openai.com, read 16 October 2026
- Status
- Not confirmed: two readings disagree: retired and deprecated
- Takes
- Not confirmed: two readings disagree: text, code and text
- Returns
- Not confirmed: two readings disagree: text, code and text
- Open weights
- Not confirmed: The reviewed official model, release, and deprecation pages do not state whether babbage-002 has open weights.
- Licence
- Not confirmed: The reviewed official pages do not name a licence for babbage-002.
- Context window
- Not confirmed: The official model page prints a maximum output limit but does not state the standard context window.
- Longest answer
- 16,384 tokens — developers.openai.com, read 16 October 2026
- Knowledge cutoff
- 1 September 2021 — developers.openai.com, read 16 October 2026
- API price, input
- $0.40 per 1M tokens — developers.openai.com, read 16 October 2026
- API price, output
- $0.40 per 1M tokens — developers.openai.com, read 16 October 2026
- Where
- API — openai.com, read 16 October 2026
- Parameters
- Not confirmed: The reviewed official pages do not publish a parameter count for babbage-002.
- Model card
- Not confirmed: two readings disagree: https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/models/babbage-002 and https://platform.openai.com/docs/models/babbage-002
Questions
When was babbage-002 released?
OpenAI released babbage-002 on 22 August 2023.
How much does the babbage-002 API cost?
On the standard tier, babbage-002 costs $0.40 per 1M tokens for input and $0.40 per 1M tokens for output, as OpenAI lists it.
What is the knowledge cutoff of babbage-002?
The knowledge cutoff of babbage-002 is 1 September 2021.
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Sources
- babbage-002 Model | OpenAI API (read 16 October 2026)
- Deprecations | OpenAI API (read 16 October 2026)
- GPT-3.5 Turbo fine-tuning and API updates (read 16 October 2026)