OpenAI retires gpt-realtime-mini on Jan 20, 2027: named replacement
OpenAI APIShutdownList only
- Date
- Jan 20, 2027
- Model
gpt-realtime-mini- Named replacement
gpt-realtime-2.1-mini- Maker
- OpenAI
Price before and after
Not in the forecast. Realtime model — list only.
Audio/realtime model: listed only, not priced. OpenAI lists this as a model family.
Source
“Jan 20, 2027 gpt-realtime-mini gpt-realtime-2.1-mini”
https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/deprecations · checked Sep 29, 2026
Same model on other routes
- Azure (Microsoft Foundry):
gpt-realtime-mini (version 2025-10-06)— shutdown Sep 21, 2026, replacement none named - Azure (Microsoft Foundry):
gpt-realtime-mini (version 2025-12-15)— shutdown Dec 15, 2026, replacement none named
Methodology and limits
Prices are list prices in USD per 1M tokens from the provider's pricing page; dates and named replacements come from the provider's deprecation page, quoted above with the date we last checked. The replacement is the provider's named replacement, not our recommendation — quality and behavior can differ. Discounts, committed-use or enterprise agreements, batch and regional pricing, and Azure OpenAI and Amazon Bedrock prices are not included. Dates marked "at least through" or "not before" are shown but never applied.Full methodology →