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GPT Realtime mini

API ID gpt-realtime-mini

gpt-realtime-mini is an OpenAI model. It has a 32,000-token context window and up to 4,096 output tokens. It supports function calling. Standard price: $0.60 input and $2.40 output per 1M tokens.

Status
Deprecated
Released
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Shutdown
Jan 20, 2027

It stops serving on January 20, 2027. Recommended replacement: gpt-realtime-2.1-mini.

How to migrate to GPT Realtime 2.1 mini

On cloud platforms

All platform dates
PlatformPlatform IDStateShutdownTime leftReplacementSource
Microsoft Foundryversion 2025-12-15gpt-realtime-miniActiveJun 15, 2027243 days—source

Microsoft Foundry (version 2025-12-15) retires this model 146 days after OpenAI's own API.

Read daily from each platform's own pages. The shutdown date and countdown on this page use OpenAI's own date. Time left counts to 00:00 UTC on the shutdown date, which is the evening before in ET.

Currently points to gpt-realtime-mini-2025-12-15 (in place when tracking began (October 7, 2026)).

FeatureValueSinceSource
Function callingAlso called tool use. You describe functions; the model replies with a function name and arguments for your code to run, then uses the result.Supportedin place when tracking began (October 7, 2026)source
Prompt cachingA prompt prefix you send again and again (system prompt, documents, tools) is cached, so later requests cost less and start faster.Supportedin place when tracking began (October 7, 2026)source
Batch APISend many requests as one job that runs in the background, usually finished within 24 hours, at a lower price than live requests.Not supportedin place when tracking began (October 7, 2026)source
Fine-tuningYou can train your own version of the model on your examples through the company's API, then call it like any other model.Not supportedin place when tracking began (October 7, 2026)source
Context windowThe most the model can work with in one request, in tokens: your prompt, conversation history and files. A token is about three-quarters of an English word.32,000 tokensin place when tracking began (October 7, 2026)source
Max output tokensThe longest reply the model can write in one response, in tokens. A token is about three-quarters of an English word.4,096 tokensin place when tracking began (October 7, 2026)source

Not published by OpenAI: Structured outputs, Image input, PDF input, Reasoning / thinking, Built-in web search, temperature parameter, top_p parameter, logprobs.

Price history

USD per 1M tokens, standard tier
$0.00$1.00$2.00$3.00Oct 2026In $0.60Out $2.40Oct 1, 2026 to Oct 15, 2026: Input $0.60, Output $2.40
$0.00$1.00$2.00$3.00Oct 2026In $0.60Out $2.40Oct 1, 2026 to Oct 15, 2026: Input $0.60, Output $2.40

We started recording this model's prices on Oct 1, 2026. The history grows with each daily check.

Show as a table
FromTypePrice
Oct 1, 2026Input$0.60
Oct 1, 2026Output$2.40

Prices

USD per 1M tokens, every type and band, by tier
TypeModalityPrice $/1MIn effect
Standard
inputaudio$10.00
inputimage$0.80
inputtext$0.60
cached inputaudio$0.30
cached inputimage$0.08
cached inputtext$0.06
outputaudio$20.00
outputtext$2.40

Changelog

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Time until shutdown
96days
11hours
26min
22sec

Counting to 7:00 pm ET on January 19, 2027, which is 00:00 UTC on January 20, 2027.

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