What AI vendors changed, Oct 5 to 11, 2026.

Model retirements first recorded this week

Rows of vendors' retirement and deprecation tables that we read for the first time this week, each with the date the vendor gives.

• Amazon Web Services

  Model	Retirement date	Replacement named
  cohere.command-r-v1:0 Show the row as published Model provider | Model name | Model ID | Regions | Legacy date | EOL date | Public extended access start date | Cohere | Command R | cohere.command-r-v1:0 | us-east-1, us-west-2 | February 19, 2026 | August 19, 2026 | May 19, 2026 |	Aug 19, 2026	none named
  anthropic.claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929-v1:0 Show the row as published Model provider | Model name | Model ID | Regions | Legacy date | EOL date | Public extended access start date | Anthropic | Claude Sonnet 4.5 | anthropic.claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929-v1:0 | af-south-1, ap-east-2, ap-northeast-1, ap-northeast-2, ap-northeast-3, ap-south-1, ap-south-2, ap-southeast-1, a…	Apr 8, 2027	none named

  https://docs.aws.amazon.com/bedrock/latest/userguide/model-lifecycle-legacy.html · first recorded Oct 8, 2026 and Oct 10, 2026

• Google Cloud

  Model	Retirement date	Replacement named
  gemini-3.6-flash Show the row as published Model ID | Release date | Retirement date | Replacement model ID | `gemini-3.6-flash` | July 21, 2026 | November 19, 2026 | `gemini-3.8-flash` |	Nov 19, 2026	gemini-3.8-flash
  gemini-3.7-flash Show the row as published Model ID | Release date | Retirement date | Replacement model ID | `gemini-3.7-flash` | August 13, 2026 | January 28, 2027 | `gemini-3.8-flash` |	Jan 28, 2027	gemini-3.8-flash

  https://docs.cloud.google.com/gemini-enterprise-agent-platform/models/model-versions · first recorded Oct 6, 2026

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Model retirements due Oct 12, 2026 to Nov 10, 2026

Retirement dates on the copy of each page we hold now, falling in the 30 days from the day this issue is sent.

• Amazon Web Services

  Model	Retirement date	Replacement named
  anthropic.claude-sonnet-4-20250514-v1:0 Show the row as published Model provider | Model name | Model ID | Regions | Legacy date | EOL date | Public extended access start date | Anthropic | Claude Sonnet 4 | anthropic.claude-sonnet-4-20250514-v1:0 | ap-northeast-1, eu-central-1, eu-north-1, eu-south-1, eu-south-2, eu-west-1, eu-west-3, us-east-1, us-east-2, us-wes…	Oct 14, 2026	none named

  https://docs.aws.amazon.com/bedrock/latest/userguide/model-lifecycle-legacy.html · read Oct 10, 2026

• Microsoft

  Model	Retirement date	Replacement named
  gpt-4o-mini-transcribe 2025-03-20 Show the row as published Model | Version | Lifecycle | Retirement date | Replacement | gpt-4o-mini-transcribe | 2025-03-20 | GA | 2026-10-15 | — |	Oct 15, 2026	none named
  gpt-4o-mini-tts 2025-03-20 Show the row as published Model | Version | Lifecycle | Retirement date | Replacement | gpt-4o-mini-tts | 2025-03-20 | Preview | 2026-10-15 | — |	Oct 15, 2026	none named
  gpt-4o-transcribe 2025-03-20 Show the row as published Model | Version | Lifecycle | Retirement date | Replacement | gpt-4o-transcribe | 2025-03-20 | GA | 2026-10-15 | — |	Oct 15, 2026	none named
  sora-2 2025-12-08 Show the row as published Model | Version | Lifecycle | Retirement date | Replacement | sora-2 | 2025-12-08 | Preview | 2026-10-15 | — |	Oct 15, 2026	none named
  Cohere-command-a-plus-05-2026 1 Show the row as published Model | Version | Lifecycle | Retirement date | Replacement | Cohere-command-a-plus-05-2026 | 1 | Preview | 2026-10-16 | coherelabs-command-a-plus-05-2026-fp81, coherelabs-command-a-plus-05-2026-bf161, coherelabs-command-a-plus-05-2026-w4a41 |	Oct 16, 2026	coherelabs-command-a-plus-05-2026-fp81, coherelabs-command-a-plus-05-2026-bf161, coherelabs-command-a-plus-05-2026-w4a41
  gpt-image-1 2025-04-15 Show the row as published Model | Version | Lifecycle | Retirement date | Replacement | gpt-image-1 | 2025-04-15 | Preview | 2026-10-23 | — |	Oct 23, 2026	none named

  https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/openai/concepts/model-retirement-schedule · read Oct 9, 2026

• Google Cloud

  Model	Retirement date	Replacement named
  gemini-2.5-flash Show the row as published Model ID | Release date | Retirement date | Replacement model ID | `gemini-2.5-flash` | June 17, 2025 | October 20, 2026 | `gemini-3.8-flash` or [`gemini-3.5-flash-lite`](/gemini…	Oct 20, 2026	gemini-3.8-flash or gemini-3.5-flash-lite or gemini-3.1-flash-lite
  gemini-2.5-flash-lite Show the row as published Model ID | Release date | Retirement date | Replacement model ID | `gemini-2.5-flash-lite` | July 22, 2025 | October 20, 2026 | `gemini-3.8-flash` or [`gemini-3.1-flash-lite…	Oct 20, 2026	gemini-3.8-flash or gemini-3.1-flash-lite or Gemma 4
  gemini-2.5-pro Show the row as published Model ID | Release date | Retirement date | Replacement model ID | `gemini-2.5-pro` | June 17, 2025 | October 20, 2026 | `gemini-3.8-flash` or [`gemini-3.5-flash`](/gemini-enterpri…	Oct 20, 2026	gemini-3.8-flash or gemini-3.5-flash

  https://docs.cloud.google.com/gemini-enterprise-agent-platform/models/model-versions · read Oct 10, 2026

• OpenAI

  Model	Retirement date	Replacement named
  ft-babbage-002 Show the row as published Shutdown date | Model snapshot | Recommended replacement base model | October 23, 2026 | `ft-babbage-002` | `gpt-5.6-terra` |	Oct 23, 2026	gpt-5.6-terra
  ft-davinci-002 Show the row as published Shutdown date | Model snapshot | Recommended replacement base model | October 23, 2026 | `ft-davinci-002` | `gpt-5.6-terra` |	Oct 23, 2026	gpt-5.6-terra
  ft-gpt-3.5-turbo Show the row as published Shutdown date | Model snapshot | Recommended replacement base model | October 23, 2026 | `ft-gpt-3.5-turbo` | `gpt-5.6-terra` |	Oct 23, 2026	gpt-5.6-terra
  ft-gpt-4 Show the row as published Shutdown date | Model snapshot | Recommended replacement base model | October 23, 2026 | `ft-gpt-4` | `gpt-5.6-sol` |	Oct 23, 2026	gpt-5.6-sol
  ft-gpt-4.1-nano-2025-04-14 Show the row as published Shutdown date | Model snapshot | Recommended replacement base model | October 23, 2026 | `ft-gpt-4.1-nano-2025-04-14` | `gpt-5.6-luna` |	Oct 23, 2026	gpt-5.6-luna

  https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/deprecations · read Oct 11, 2026

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From vendors' changelogs and model pages

• Google Cloud

  changelog

  New entries

  • Sale of Gemini Code Assist subscriptions is ending. Starting October 9, 2026,
  • new Gemini Code Assist Standard and Enterprise subscriptions can no longer be
  • eligible Gemini Enterprise subscriptions

  29 more changed lines not quoted here

  https://cloud.google.com/release-notes · read Oct 10, 2026

• Braintrust

  changelog

  New entries

  • Build dashboard charts from a SQL query, and switch between the query text and a visual builder that edits the same query. Braintrust adds the dashboard’s timeframe, filters, and grouping when the chart renders, so the same chart works on any dashboard you paste it into. You can also chart a query’s…
  • Copy logs into datasets with MCP and Loop
  • Build datasets from existing project log rows with the Braintrust MCP server or Loop. Copied rows preserve their input, metadata, tags, and links to the source logs without passing their …

  32 more changed lines not quoted here

  https://braintrust.dev/changelog · read Oct 8, 2026

• Lovable

  changelog

  New entries

  • Set credit usage limits and alerts for your workspace
  • Workspace admins and owners on paid plans can now set usage limits and alerts that keep shared credits under control. Set a credit threshold for the whole workspace, a project, a member, or, on Business and Enterprise plans, a group or an access token, and choose…
  • Get help when your Cloud database is under high load

  9 more changed lines not quoted here

  https://lovable.dev/changelog · read Oct 8, 2026

• Augment Code

  changelog

  New entries

  • VSCode Extension 0.904.1 Release Notes
  • Chat history now keeps saving when some conversations repeatedly fail to save. Newer conversations are no longer blocked behind the failing ones, and conversations are not marked as saved until a write actually succeeds.
  • A large backlog of unsaved conversations now drains on its own instead of waiting for your next chat action, and transient save failures are retried automatically with backoff.

  81 more changed lines not quoted here

  https://augmentcode.com/changelog · read Oct 8, 2026

• ElevenLabs

  changelog

  New entries

  • Structured procedures compile on save and publish: Update agent and Create agent draft now compile and validate structured procedures automatic…
  • Compile procedures endpoint is legacy: Compile procedures is marked legacy and should not be used by new integrations. It remains available for existing callers.
  • Merge proposals: Merge proposals are available in alpha. Teams can open a proposal for an agent branch, review configuration changes and test results, leave comments or approval decisions, and merge approved changes into a target branch. See [Merge proposals](/docs/eleven-agents/operate/merge-…

  68 more changed lines not quoted here

  https://elevenlabs.io/changelog · read Oct 7, 2026

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Pricing pages

Pricing pages that differed from our previous reading this week, with the changed lines that state an amount and name what it is for.

• Retell AI

  pricing page

  Edited: Elevenlabs VoicesElevenLabs Flash | | $0.040/minute |

  Added: ElevenLabs Multilingual v2 | | $0.06/minute |

  Added: ElevenLabs v3 | | $0.10/minute |

  23 more changed lines not quoted here

  https://www.retellai.com/pricing · read Oct 11, 2026

• LiveKit

  pricing page

  Added: - Rime Coda: $0.0300/min

  Added: - Rime Mist v3: $0.0180/min

  Added: - Rime Mist v3: $0.0120/min

  5 more changed lines not quoted here

  https://livekit.io/pricing · read Oct 11, 2026

• Intercom

  pricing page

  Edited: Pro is an optional add-on at $99100/month, which includes analysis of 1,000500 conversations/month and 26,000 credits per month.

  https://intercom.com/pricing · read Oct 11, 2026

• Ultralytics

  pricing page

  Edited: Pro is priced at $29 per seat per month. If you have a team of 3 people, you'd pay $87 total per month. Each team member gets full access to all Pro features includingand team collaboration tools, while the workspace shares one set of plan limits: 500 models, 10 concurrent trainings, 500 GB storage, and 10 cloud deployments, and team collaboration tools. You can add or remove seats anytime, see the full breakdown on our [billing](https://docs.ult…

  https://ultralytics.com/pricing · read Oct 10, 2026

• Hugging Face

  pricing page

  Edited: Inference Providers 20×$2 of included inference credits monthly

  Added: - $2 of included inference credits monthly

  https://huggingface.co/pricing · read Oct 8, 2026

• Mistral AI

  pricing page

  Edited: $3025.5 /mo in API credits.

  Removed: $10 /mo in API credits.

  https://mistral.ai/pricing · read Oct 8, 2026

• AssemblyAI

  pricing page

  Edited: Sync API New Universal-3.5 Pro accuracy delivered in a single call. Process up to 2 minutes per request, get results back in ~134 ms (p50). Includes per-word timing and confidence across 18 languages. | $0.4530 /hr | Get custom rate limits, enhanced concurrency, and enterprise-grade flexibility tailored to your AI workloads. Contact us |

  Added: GPT-6.1 Sol | $2.00 / 1M | $10.00 / 1M |

  Added: Sonnet 5.5 | $2.00 / 1M | $10.00 / 1M |

  https://assemblyai.com/pricing · read Oct 7, 2026

• Pinecone

  pricing page

  Removed: Input Tokens | 500k/mo included Promo: 1M/mo, try Pinecone Marketplace | 2M/mo included | Unlimited $8 per million | Unlimited $8 per million |

  https://pinecone.io/pricing · read Oct 7, 2026

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Sub-processor lists and DPAs

Changes we read 30 or more days ago that became public this week. Subscribers who watch the vendor were emailed the morning we read them.

• Box

  sub-processor list

  Added: SpaceXAI LLCArtificial Intelligence, machine learning United States of America

  Added: Effective October 5, 2026. Note, the effective date may differ based on the specific terms of your agreement with Box.

  https://box.com/legal/subprocessors · read Sep 7, 2026 · the whole change

• LiveKit

  sub-processor list

  Removed: Elevenlabs | Model inference | United States |

  https://livekit.io/legal/subprocessors · read Sep 7, 2026 · the whole change

• LiveKit

  data processing agreement

  Edited: b. If Customer is a Processor on behalf of a Third-Party Controller, then Customer: is the single point of contact for CompanyLiveKit; must obtain all necessary authorizations from such Third-Party Controller; and undertakes to issue all instructions and exercise all rights on behalf of such other Third-Party Controller.

  Edited: 2.3 LiveKit as a Controller. Customer acknowledges that LiveKit may process Personal Data as a Controller under Data Protection Laws, including in relation to Customer Account Data and Operational Metrics (including limited phone number metadata). Customer acknowledges that LiveKit will process Observability Data as a Controller where Customer elects to join the Model Improvement Program, or where Customer makes use of a version of the Services f…

  Edited: Region pinning limits the routing and processing of the above data categoriesUser Content to compute and network resources located within the designated Pinned Region. Region pinning does not provide cross-region failover; if the selected Pinned Region becomes unavailable, Services in that region may be disrupted until restored.

  36 more changed lines not quoted here

  https://livekit.io/legal/data-processing-addendum · read Sep 7, 2026 · the whole change

• 6sense

  sub-processor list

  Removed: FingerprintJS, Inc.Account Fraud/Takeover Prevention US[email address on the vendor's page]

  https://6sense.com/legal/subprocessors · read Sep 11, 2026 · the whole change

• Replit

  sub-processor list

  Added: SideGuide Technologies, Inc. d/b/a Firecrawl |

  https://replit.com/subprocessors · read Sep 11, 2026 · the whole change

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Filed with the SEC

• Box

  Form 8-K

  Item 5.02

  Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

  Item 9.01

  Financial Statements and Exhibits

  https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1372612/000119312526414757/0001193125-26-414757-index.htm · filed Oct 6, 2026

• HubSpot

  Form 8-K

  Item 2.02

  Results of Operations and Financial Condition

  Item 2.05

  Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities

  Item 7.01

  Regulation FD Disclosure

  Item 9.01

  Financial Statements and Exhibits

  https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1404655/000119312526414965/0001193125-26-414965-index.htm · filed Oct 6, 2026

• Zscaler

  Form 8-K

  Item 7.01

  Regulation FD Disclosure

  Item 9.01

  Financial Statements and Exhibits

  https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1713683/000171368326000200/0001713683-26-000200-index.htm · filed Oct 6, 2026

• HubSpot

  Form 8-K

  Item 5.02

  Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

  https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1404655/000119312526418574/0001193125-26-418574-index.htm · filed Oct 9, 2026

Form 8-K Item 2.02, as the form titles it: "Results of Operations and Financial Condition" https://www.sec.gov/files/form8-k.pdf

Form 8-K Item 2.05, as the form titles it: "Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities" https://www.sec.gov/files/form8-k.pdf

Form 8-K Item 5.02, as the form titles it: "Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers" https://www.sec.gov/files/form8-k.pdf

Form 8-K Item 7.01, as the form titles it: "Regulation FD Disclosure" https://www.sec.gov/files/form8-k.pdf

Form 8-K Item 9.01, as the form titles it: "Financial Statements and Exhibits" https://www.sec.gov/files/form8-k.pdf

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