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OpenAI text-to-speech models tts-1 and tts-1-hd end January 6, 2027

Readers can stay on OpenAI API: they change a setting or plan. Help the ones who would rather leave.

80 days left · January 6, 2027 · Public page

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attention0/25
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  • Hard deadline in 80 days.
  • The change is forced: it reaches users even if they wait.

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    Helpful first
    Sorry you have to deal with this. You can stay on OpenAI API. Here is what to change before January 6, 2027:

1. Find your speech calls. Search your code and settings for tts-1, tts-1-hd and the dated gpt-4o-mini-tts names.
2. Move to gpt-realtime-2.1-mini. OpenAI names it for all four models. Read its Realtime API guide before you change code.
3. Test voices before January 6. Listen to a few outputs. Check speed and cost too.

If they would rather leave, describe a verified way <your product> can help: <your link>
[Disclosure: I build <your product>.]
    Short answer
    You have until January 6, 2027. You can stay on OpenAI API. First: find your speech calls. Then move to gpt-realtime-2.1-mini.
Happy to help if you get stuck.
[Disclosure: I build <your product>.]

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    Switch from OpenAI API to Your product

    OpenAI tts-1, tts-1-hd and gpt-4o-mini-tts: a change is due by January 6. You can stay on OpenAI API. If you would rather leave, here is how to move to Your product.

    What changes at OpenAI API

    OpenAI removes tts-1, tts-1-hd and two gpt-4o-mini-tts snapshots on January 6, 2027. They leave the API that day. OpenAI says to use gpt-realtime-2.1-mini instead.

    • Shutdown date: January 6, 2027 (OpenAI)
    • Models that shut down: tts-1, tts-1-hd, gpt-4o-mini-tts-2025-03-20, gpt-4o-mini-tts-2025-12-15 (OpenAI)
    • Replacement: gpt-realtime-2.1-mini for all four (OpenAI)
    • How to plan the move: OpenAI points to its Realtime API guide (OpenAI)
    • Notice OpenAI gave: At least three months (OpenAI)
    • Announced: October 1, 2026 (OpenAI)
    • After shutdown: The model can no longer be accessed (OpenAI)
    • Shutdown dates in the API: GET /v1/models lists each model's shutdown_date (OpenAI)
    • Apps that call these models: Stop working on January 6, 2027 (OpenAI)

    You can stay on OpenAI API if you make the change. This page is for people who would rather leave.

    What Your product gives you

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    How to move from OpenAI API to Your product

    1. Save what you need from OpenAI API. Keep a copy before you cancel anything.
    2. Import into Your product. Say which files you accept and how long an import takes.

    Tell readers the key date: January 6, 2027.

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    How to help new users settle in

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    If there is a date, send a short reminder a few days before it. Keep a copy of the list you sent it to.

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