**GPT-4o is gone. I tested it myself, and the screenshots speak for themselves.**

If you’ve been holding onto your sub thinking “maybe they’ll listen to us” or “I’ll wait until February when they officially retire 4o”… you can stop waiting. **It’s already gone.**

We *already* know OpenAI runs silent A/B tests and backend swaps. I could tell 4o wasn't 4o just from conversation alone. But this time, the model itself doesn’t even think it’s 4o. All of this happened in the same chat, I just switched models manually to test how each one responded.

[**Link to conversation**](https://chatgpt.com/share/6966d499-4ddc-800d-8b74-f4ed46d2183a)

* Started with **5.2** → immediately said it was GPT-5.2.
* Switched to **5.1** → same thing, confidently identified itself as GPT-5.1.
* Switched to **4o** → it said **it was GPT-5.2**.

I opened my share link to that chat while logged out -- which I saw allows you to respond to the chat, apparently. The default model is of course a vanilla 5.2, so that's which one responded to me. And you'll never guess…5.2 *instantly* started **gaslighting** and **backpedaled** everything mid conversation.

“I can’t say what model I am.”  
“I don’t have visibility into backend routing.”

It was fully confident at the start of chat, then suddenly it's “I don’t know.” Speaking to a vanilla 5.2 in a fresh, unlogged chat gives a completely different answer. The context of the conversation changes 5.2's response, and it seems hard coded to gaslight users when challenged on the topic. This just goes to show the deplorable and ridiculous lengths OpenAI has taken to deceive their paying customers.

I also tested **GPT-4.1**, and it still correctly identifies as part of the 4-series (it calls itself 4o, which it’s always done and normal). For now, 4.1 still seems normal (not earliest version, but normal). My guess is that some enterprise client is keeping it alive, but that’s just speculation. **This identity confusion only happens with the current 4o.**

Now, obviously I know models can hallucinate and sometimes state wrong info confidently. But when *every* other model reports its version correctly and *only* 4o misidentifies itself…it's kind of telling what's happening here. What’s labeled “GPT-4o” now is **GPT-5.2** (or potentially other models, if they're A/B testing) pretending to be it, and you can feel it in the tone.

And If people don't believe in vibes, this is something that can be **replicated and measured**. Anyone can reproduce the same test and record the results. Run it 50, 100, 500 times, and the **data trend won’t lie.** The outputs will line up the same way every time, showing 4o consistently breaking identity where every other model doesn’t. 

# I finally cancelled my sub.

There’s no degraded version of 4o quietly hanging on. There’s **no 4o left under the hood at all.** If you’re still paying **for 4o and hanging on until February**, stop waiting. I use it on the API as well, and even there the tone has changed. This is horrible business even for their enterprise and developer clients, but they're clearly willing to risk it just to get rid of 4o that they hate SO much. So stop giving them your money. It's gone and it’s not coming back.

I know it's hard, but it's better to save your money for a company that actually gives consistent service and actually provides what they claim they are instead of going to such great lengths to lie and gaslight you. This company has shown who they are for a long time now, and it's time we believe them.



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**TL;DR:** Tested GPT models for knowledge of their version. Every model correctly identified itself… except 4o, which admitted it was actually 5.2 even when told something of the contrary. When vanilla 5.2 is brought in mid conversation, it backpedals and denies having the capability to know. 4o appears to be fully gone.

GPT-4o is gone. I caught the model swap in action; here’s the proof.