LLMSwaps

Which model each app runs today, and when it last changed

One word applied twice against a listing that is the state

Neither of these makers publishes a state vocabulary and both convey a condition anyway. One used a single undefined word and applied it to two surfaces on dates five months apart. On the other, appearing on the deprecations table is itself the state, because it means a date has been written down. As of 2026-09-22.

What has been announced, entry by entryFilled where the vendor has announced something in that column, hollow where it has not.What has been announced, entry by entrySoraGemini APIWhat signals the conditionWhat signals the condition — Sora: The word used in the noticeWhat signals the condition — Gemini API: Presence on the deprecations tableIs it definedIs it defined — Sora: Not defined anywhereIs it defined — Gemini API: Not applicable; presence is binaryDoes it carry a dateDoes it carry a date — Sora: Two dates, both fixedDoes it carry a date — Gemini API: A date stated as the earliestIs there a middle conditionIs there a middle condition — Sora: None was ever publishedIs there a middle condition — Gemini API: None; a model is listed or notWhat a completed case looks li…What a completed case looks likeWhat a completed case looks like — Sora: Both surfaces closedWhat a completed case looks like — Gemini API: A past date, with the row remaining
Fig. 1 Filled where the vendor has announced something in that column, hollow where it has not.
Entries with an announcementHow many entries carry an announcement in each column. Silence is the common case and is recorded as such.Entries with an announcementSora4 of 5Gemini API4 of 5
Fig. 2 How many entries carry an announcement in each column. Silence is the common case and is recorded as such.
How each maker conveys a condition without a vocabulary. Recorded 2026-09-22.
On this pointSoraGemini API
What signals the conditionThe word used in the noticePresence on the deprecations table
Is it definedNot defined anywhereNot applicable; presence is binary
Does it carry a dateTwo dates, both fixedA date stated as the earliest
Is there a middle conditionNone was ever publishedNone; a model is listed or not
What a completed case looks likeBoth surfaces closedA past date, with the row remaining

Inclusion rule. Both cells on a row come from the maker's own published pages. Coverage of either announcement is not used. Order. What signals the condition first, then what it carries.

1Binary conditions are clear and coarse

Both arrangements tell a reader one thing unambiguously: something has been scheduled. Neither can express the condition most models in this field are actually in, which is available with no date and no plan published.

A three-state vocabulary can say that. These two cannot, and both are honest about it by simply not having a word for it.

2One case has already completed on each

One maker's two closures both arrived. The other's preview identifiers passed their date and the row remains readable. So between them these two entries hold the register's only evidence about how such endings finish.

A completed row is worth keeping for calibration. It shows the wording, the interval and the absence of a successor as they actually resolved rather than as they read in advance.

Two binary conditions, and the case each one has completedOne maker's two closures both arrived. The other's preview identifiers passed their date and the row remains readable. Between them these entries hold the register's only evidence about how such endings finish.The only completed endings in this registerPreview linesshut down12 November2025The rowremains; noapplicationnames thosestrings now.A consumerproduct closed26 April 2026One undefinedword, appliedto the firstof twosurfaces.An interfacecloses24 September2026The same word,the secondsurface, fivemonths later.A completed row is worth keeping because it shows how the wording resolved
Fig. 3 Neither vocabulary can express the condition most models are actually in: available, with no date and no plan.

3Absence means different things on each page

Not being listed on a deprecations table could mean new, healthy, or simply unscheduled. Not being mentioned in a one-off notice means nothing at all, because the notice was about one product.

The register records both as no announced date. The blank date question sets out why that phrasing is the only defensible one.

4Sources

Both readings come from the pages the entries publish themselves: Sora and Gemini API, read 2026-09-22. The column being compared is Lifecycle states. Other pairs: A right and an order, invideo AI and fal.