diff --git a/javascript/sentry-conventions/src/op.ts b/javascript/sentry-conventions/src/op.ts
index e82b9341..b23bab62 100644
--- a/javascript/sentry-conventions/src/op.ts
+++ b/javascript/sentry-conventions/src/op.ts
@@ -363,6 +363,8 @@ export const GEN_AI_CREATE_AGENT = 'gen_ai.create_agent';
 
 /**
  * An interaction with a generative AI model through a responses API
+ *
+ * @deprecated Use {@link GEN_AI_CHAT} (gen_ai.chat) instead - responses is not a well-defined value for gen_ai.operation.name
  */
 export const GEN_AI_RESPONSES = 'gen_ai.responses';
 
diff --git a/model/op/gen_ai.json b/model/op/gen_ai.json
index cac23444..16c81f32 100644
--- a/model/op/gen_ai.json
+++ b/model/op/gen_ai.json
@@ -47,7 +47,11 @@
     },
     {
       "name": "gen_ai.responses",
-      "description": "An interaction with a generative AI model through a responses API"
+      "description": "An interaction with a generative AI model through a responses API",
+      "deprecation": {
+        "replacement": "gen_ai.chat",
+        "note": "responses is not a well-defined value for gen_ai.operation.name"
+      }
     },
     {
       "name": "gen_ai.text_completion",
diff --git a/rust/src/op.rs b/rust/src/op.rs
index 9c6aefec..83aa0f8a 100644
--- a/rust/src/op.rs
+++ b/rust/src/op.rs
@@ -235,6 +235,7 @@ pub const GEN_AI_EVALUATE: &str = "gen_ai.evaluate";
 pub const GEN_AI_CREATE_AGENT: &str = "gen_ai.create_agent";
 
 /// An interaction with a generative AI model through a responses API
+#[deprecated(note = "Use `GEN_AI_CHAT` (gen_ai.chat) instead - responses is not a well-defined value for gen_ai.operation.name")]
 pub const GEN_AI_RESPONSES: &str = "gen_ai.responses";
 
 /// A text completion request to a generative AI model