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

For gpt-4o-mini-audio, provider is OpenAI; lifecycle status is Deprecated; deprecation announced is July 20, 2026; shutdown / retirement date is Jan 20, 2027; recommended replacement is gpt-audio-1.5, verified against its source on 2026-08-12.

- **Provider:** OpenAI _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Model ID / API name:** gpt-4o-mini-audio _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Lifecycle status:** Deprecated _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Deprecation announced:** July 20, 2026 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Shutdown / retirement date:** Jan 20, 2027 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Recommended replacement:** gpt-audio-1.5 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> You can expect that a legacy model or endpoint will be deprecated at some point in the future. Upcoming deprecations Upcoming deprecations are listed below, with the most recent announcements at the top. 2026-07-20: Legacy audio, realtime, and transcription models On July 20, 2026, we notified developers using legacy audio, realtime, and transcription model families and snapshots of their deprecation and removal from the API on January 20, 2027. Shutdown date | Model family / snapshot | Recommended replacement | Jan 20, 2027 | gpt-realtime | gpt-realtime-2.1 | Jan 20, 2027 | gpt-audio | gpt-audio-1.5 | Jan 20, 2027 | gpt-4o-audio | gpt-audio-1.5 | Jan 20, 2027 | gpt-4o-realtime | gpt-realtime-2.1 | Jan 20, 2027 | gpt-realtime-mini | gpt-realtime-2.1-mini | Jan 20, 2027 | gpt-audio-mini | gpt-audio-1.5 | Jan 20, 2027 | gpt-4o-mini-realtime | gpt-realtime-2.1-mini | Jan 20, 2027 | gpt-4o-mini-audio | gpt-audio-1.5 | Jan 20, 2027 | gpt-4o-mini-transcribe-2025-03-20 | gpt-4o-mini-transcribe-2025-12-15 | 2026-06-11: GPT-5 and o3 model deprecations On June 11, 2026, we notified developers using older GPT-5 and o3 model snapshots of their deprecation and removal from the API on December 11, 2026. Shutdown date | Model / system | Recommended replacement | Dec 11, 2026 | gpt-5-2025-08-07 | gpt-5.6-sol | Dec 11, 2026 | gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 | gpt-5.6-terra | Dec 11, 2026 | gpt-5-nano-2025-08-07 | gpt-5.6-luna | Dec 11, 2026 | gpt-5-pro-2025-10-06 | gpt-5.6-sol ( reasoning.mode: pro ) | Dec 11, 2026 | o3-2025-04-16 | gpt-5.6-sol | Dec 11, 2026 | o3-pro-2025-06-10 | gpt-5.6-sol ( reasoning.mode: pro ) | 2026-06-03: Reusable prompts On June 3, 2026, we notified developers using reusable prompts in the dashboard and API that reusable prompt objects are being deprecated. Date | Update | June 3, 2026 | Deprecation announced and prompt creation de-emphasized in the platform. | Nov 30, 2026 | The v1/prompts API and reusable prompt objects are scheduled to shut down. | To migrate, move reusable prompt content into your application code. See <https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/guides/prompting/migrate-from-prompt-object> Migrate from prompt objects .

## 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/).