Obituaries · OpenAI
gpt-realtime-mini-2025-10-06, 2025–2026
OpenAI model switched off after 9 months
OpenAI has confirmed the retirement of gpt-realtime-mini-2025-10-06, effective July 23, 2026, aged 9 months. It spoke and listened for a living. Requests addressed to it are expected to come back unanswered.
It is survived by gpt-realtime-2.1-mini, who is already doing the job.
| Model ID | gpt-realtime-mini-2025-10-06 |
|---|---|
| Provider | OpenAI deprecations page |
| Born | October 6, 2025 |
| Shut down | July 23, 2026 |
| Successor | gpt-realtime-2.1-mini |
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