The GPT-3 model has been officially discontinued. This marks the end of its operational availability, leaving it to exist only in memory.
Users are being suggested to use GPT-5.6 Terra as a replacement. However, this new model is not a drop-in replacement for Davinci, which was the primary GPT-3 variant used by most people. The discontinuation highlights the limitations of relying on centralized models that can have universal end-of-life dates, reinforcing the value of local models.