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gpt-4o-realtime model retirement
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On January 20, 2027, the model gpt-4o-realtime will be retired and calls to it will fail. This shutdown applies to all requests targeting the gpt-4o-realtime snapshot or family. After this date, OpenAI will no longer process traffic sent to this identifier.
The error you get from January 20, 2027
What OpenAI answers a call to gpt-4o-realtime once the model is gone, as recorded from real responses:
{"error":{"message":"The model `gpt-4o-realtime` has been deprecated, learn more here: https://platform.openai.com/docs/deprecations","type":"invalid_request_error","param":null,"code":"model_not_found"}}What to use instead of gpt-4o-realtime
Move to gpt-realtime-2.1, which is recommended by OpenAI as the replacement.
In OpenAI's words
Shutdown date: Jan 20, 2027; Model family / snapshot: gpt-4o-realtime; Recommended replacement: gpt-realtime-2.1
Facts
- API
- OpenAI
api.openai.com - Model
gpt-4o-realtime- Kind
- Model retirement
- Takes effect
- January 20, 2027
- Calls after that day
- Fail
- Source
- Deprecations page
- Last updated
- Verified
- , against OpenAI's own pages
Questions
When does gpt-4o-realtime shut down?
Calls to the model gpt-4o-realtime on OpenAI stop working on January 20, 2027.
What happens to calls after January 20, 2027?
They fail from that day.
What error does gpt-4o-realtime return once it is shut down?
OpenAI answers HTTP 404: "The model `gpt-4o-realtime` has been deprecated, learn more here: https://platform.openai.com/docs/deprecations". Send another model to fix it.
How do I find the calls this hits in my code?
Okapi reads your repository, finds the calls this change hits and opens a pull request with the fix. It never commits to your branches: every change comes as a pull request you review.
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