Obituaries · OpenAI
gpt-4o-realtime-preview-2024-12-17, 2024–2026
OpenAI model switched off after 1 year and 4 months
OpenAI has confirmed the retirement of gpt-4o-realtime-preview-2024-12-17, effective May 7, 2026, aged 1 year and 4 months. It spoke and listened for a living. Requests addressed to it are expected to come back unanswered.
Survived by gpt-realtime-1.5, younger, cheaper, and named in the same documentation table.
| Model ID | gpt-4o-realtime-preview-2024-12-17 |
|---|---|
| Provider | OpenAI deprecations page |
| Born | December 17, 2024 |
| Shut down | May 7, 2026 |
| Successor | gpt-realtime-1.5 |
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