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 27, 2026:this archive still combines 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 downJun 2026DALL-Edead 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 downJun 2026Grok Code Fast 1dead 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's redirect guidance now needs confirmation; Copilot suggests GPT-5 mini or Claude Haiku 4.5.
- Shut downJun 2026Phinddead 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 downJun 2026Tomedead 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 downMar 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.
- AcquiredDec 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 downAug 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.
- PivotedJun 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.
- PivotedFeb 2024Google Bardby 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.
- divestedFeb 2024Stability AI's Clipdrop Ownershipby Jasper AI
Updated June 27, 2026: Stability AI divested Init ML, the maker of Clipdrop, to Jasper in February 2024. Clipdrop remains active at clipdrop.co under Jasper.
- Shut downJan 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 downMar 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.