Dead tools archive
AI tools that shut down, were acquired, pivoted, rebranded, or had their original model surface retired. Archived so readers stop chasing products that no longer exist.
Updated June 12, 2026: this archive now includes both dedicated shutdown records and dead tool records such as DALL-E, Phind, Tome, and Grok Code Fast. Use it for migration context, not buying recommendations.
- Shut down Jun 2026DALL-E dead tool record
DALL-E 2 and DALL-E 3 were removed from the OpenAI API on May 12, 2026. New builds should use current GPT Image models.
- Shut down Jun 2026Grok Code Fast 1 dead tool record
Grok Code Fast 1 was xAI's coding model. It was retired on the xAI API and across GitHub Copilot on May 15, 2026. xAI directs coding users to Grok 4.3; Copilot suggests GPT-5 mini or Claude Haiku 4.5.
- Shut down Jun 2026Phind dead tool record
Phind shut down on January 16, 2026 with no sunset period. User data was deleted January 30, 2026. Use Perplexity, ChatGPT, or Claude for developer AI search instead.
- Shut down Jun 2026Tome dead tool record
Tome's AI presentation tool was discontinued April 15, 2025. Founders rebuilt as Lightfield (AI-native CRM). AngelList acquired the brand. Use Gamma, Beautiful.ai, or Pitch instead.
- Shut down Mar 2026Sora (Discontinued)
Sora by OpenAI shut down in March 2026. Migration guide to Kling 3.0, Seedance 2.0, Runway Gen-4.5, Luma Dream Machine 3, and Hailuo AI for AI video generation.
- Acquired Dec 2025Play.ht (Discontinued) by Meta
Play.ht shut down December 31, 2025 after Meta acqui-hired its team. Migration guide to ElevenLabs, Fish Audio S2, Voxtral, and enterprise TTS alternatives.
- Shut down Aug 2025Microsoft Bing Chat
Bing Chat launched in 2023, rebranded to Microsoft Copilot in November 2023, and shut down in August 2025 with Bing Search APIs. Details on its history, shutdown, and current alternatives.
- Pivoted Jun 2024Meta Imagine
Meta Imagine at imagine.meta.com was shut down in mid-2024 as Meta consolidated all AI features into Meta AI. Here's what changed and where to find it now.
- Shut down May 2024Clipdrop
Stability AI shut down Clipdrop in May 2024 amid financial difficulties. Here's what Clipdrop did, why it closed, and the best alternatives.
- Pivoted Feb 2024Google Bard by Google (rebranded to Gemini)
Google Bard was rebranded to Google Gemini in February 2024. Learn what Bard was, why Google renamed it, and what changed in the transition.
- Shut down Jan 2024GPT-3 API (text-davinci models)
OpenAI deprecated GPT-3's text-davinci models on January 4, 2024. Learn what they were, what replaced them, and how to migrate.
- Shut down Mar 2023OpenAI Codex
OpenAI Codex API was deprecated on March 23, 2023. Learn what it was, why OpenAI shut it down, and the best alternatives for AI coding today.