# gpt-4o-mini-audio-preview — AI model deprecation and retirement dates by provider

For gpt-4o-mini-audio-preview, provider is OpenAI; lifecycle status is Retired; deprecation announced is September 15, 2025; shutdown / retirement date is 2026-05-07; recommended replacement is gpt-audio-mini, recorded from its source on 2026-08-12.

- **Provider:** OpenAI _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Model ID / API name:** gpt-4o-mini-audio-preview _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Lifecycle status:** Retired
- **Deprecation announced:** September 15, 2025
- **Shutdown / retirement date:** 2026-05-07 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Recommended replacement:** gpt-audio-mini _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> OpenAI-Beta: realtime=v1 | Realtime API | 2025-09-15: gpt-4o-realtime-preview models In September, 2025, we notified developers using gpt-4o-realtime-preview models of their deprecation and removal from the API in six months. Shutdown date | Model / system | Recommended replacement | 2026-05-07 | gpt-4o-realtime-preview | gpt-realtime-1.5 | 2026-05-07 | gpt-4o-realtime-preview-2025-06-03 | gpt-realtime-1.5 | 2026-05-07 | gpt-4o-realtime-preview-2024-12-17 | gpt-realtime-1.5 | 2026-05-07 | gpt-4o-mini-realtime-preview | gpt-realtime-mini | 2026-05-07 | gpt-4o-audio-preview | gpt-audio-1.5 | 2026-05-07 | gpt-4o-mini-audio-preview | gpt-audio-mini |

## Source

- https://platform.openai.com/docs/deprecations

Last verified: 2026-08-12. Review by: 2026-09-11.
Part of [AI model deprecation and retirement dates by provider](https://referencesource.org/ai-model-deprecation-and-retirement/).