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AI Tools · Aug 5, 2026 · 16 min read

OpenAI Assistants API shuts down 26 August 2026: a 3-week migration sprint plan

OpenAI removes the Assistants API on 26 August 2026. Threads become Conversations, Runs become Responses, and the tool-call loop becomes your code. Here is the mapping, the hidden cost changes, and a three-week plan.

Manu Shukla

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Diagram of OpenAI Assistants API objects rerouting to Responses and Conversations before the 26 August 2026 shutdown

AI Tools · Jul 21, 2026 · 15 min read

Assistants API shuts down 26 August 2026: what OpenAI's migration guide leaves out

OpenAI's Assistants API sunsets on 26 August 2026, 36 days from now. The replacement objects do not map one to one, prompts are dashboard-only, and OpenAI will not ship a thread migration tool.

Manu Shukla

#OpenAI #responses-api #api-migration