gpt-realtime-mini
For gpt-realtime-mini, provider is OpenAI; lifecycle status is Deprecated; deprecation announced is July 20, 2026; shutdown / retirement date is Jan 20, 2027; recommended replacement is gpt-realtime-2.1-mini, verified against its source on 2026-08-12.
- Provider
- OpenAI verified
- Model ID / API name
- gpt-realtime-mini verified
- Lifecycle status
- Deprecated verified
- Deprecation announced
- July 20, 2026 verified
- Shutdown / retirement date
- Jan 20, 2027 verified
- Recommended replacement
- gpt-realtime-2.1-mini verified
- Human-readable model name
- gpt-realtime-mini per learn.microsoft.com
- Platform / deployment scope
- Azure / Microsoft Foundry per learn.microsoft.com
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 |
— platform.openai.com, retrieved 2026-08-12
Sources disagree
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Provider
platform.openai.com says provider is OpenAI, as of 2026-08-12.
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 |
https://platform.openai.com/docs/deprecations
learn.microsoft.com says provider is Microsoft Azure / Foundry, as of 2026-08-12.
gpt-realtime-mini | 2025-10-06 | GA | 2027-04-06 |
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/openai/concepts/model-retirement-schedule
Lifecycle status
platform.openai.com says lifecycle status is Deprecated, as of 2026-08-12.
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 |
https://platform.openai.com/docs/deprecations
learn.microsoft.com says lifecycle status is GA, as of 2026-08-12.
gpt-realtime-mini | 2025-10-06 | GA | 2027-04-06 |
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/openai/concepts/model-retirement-schedule
Shutdown / retirement date
platform.openai.com says shutdown / retirement date is Jan 20, 2027, as of 2026-08-12.
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 |
https://platform.openai.com/docs/deprecations
learn.microsoft.com says shutdown / retirement date is 2027-04-06, as of 2026-08-12.
gpt-realtime-mini | 2025-10-06 | GA | 2027-04-06 |
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/openai/concepts/model-retirement-schedule
Sources
- platform.openai.comhttps://platform.openai.com/docs/deprecations
- learn.microsoft.comhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/openai/concepts/model-retirement-schedule