OpenAI Evals reaches its read-only date ahead of November shutdown
The June notice schedules read-only access for October 31 and dashboard/API shutdown for November 30.
This is an effective-date reminder for an earlier notice, not a new announcement today. OpenAI announced Evals platform deprecation on June 3, 2026: existing evals become read-only on October 31, with the Evals dashboard and API scheduled to close on November 30. The notice gives no exact switchover time or time zone. We have not tested individual organizations.
Teams relying on Evals should inventory their evaluation data and integrations and plan against the official migration guide. Read-only access is not a promise of permanent retention. This does not announce closure of the ChatGPT app or all model APIs, nor a new paid plan. Traditional Chinese UI, refund and compensation terms are unspecified in the notice.
https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/guides/evals
https://help.openai.com/en/articles/5347006-openai-api-supported-countries-and-territories
Teams relying on Evals should inventory their evaluation data and integrations and plan against the official migration guide. Read-only access is not a promise of permanent retention. This does not announce closure of the ChatGPT app or all model APIs, nor a new paid plan. Traditional Chinese UI, refund and compensation terms are unspecified in the notice.
https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/guides/evals
https://help.openai.com/en/articles/5347006-openai-api-supported-countries-and-territories
Usage conditions
- Hong Kong
- Hong Kong is absent from the OpenAI API supported list; this notice does not establish local access. This concerns the developer web dashboard and Evals API, not a mobile-app launch. No paid-plan exemption, price change or Traditional Chinese UI arrangement is specified.
- Macau
- Macau is absent from the OpenAI API supported list; this notice does not establish local access. This concerns the developer web dashboard and Evals API, not a mobile-app launch. No paid-plan exemption, price change or Traditional Chinese UI arrangement is specified.
- Taiwan
- Taiwan is listed for the OpenAI API, but existing Evals remain subject to retirement. This concerns the developer web dashboard and Evals API, not a mobile-app launch. No paid-plan exemption, price change or Traditional Chinese UI arrangement is specified.