OpenAI Legacy Audio, Realtime, and Transcription models
Shuts down January 20, 2027 — 149 days from today.
| Vendor | OpenAI |
|---|---|
| What ends | Legacy Audio, Realtime, and Transcription models |
| Announced | July 20, 2026 |
| Shutdown | January 20, 2027 |
| Notice given | 184 days |
| Replacement | gpt-realtime-2.1, gpt-audio-1.5, and mini variants |
| Source | Vendor documentation |
What is affected
- gpt-realtime
- gpt-audio
- gpt-4o-audio
- gpt-4o-realtime
- gpt-realtime-mini
- gpt-audio-mini
- gpt-4o-mini-realtime
- gpt-4o-mini-audio
- gpt-4o-mini-transcribe-2025-03-20
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