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These voice models shut down January 6, 2027. Move to gpt-realtime-2.1-mini first.[1]
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OpenAI text-to-speech models tts-1 and tts-1-hd end January 6, 2027
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.
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| Shutdown date | January 6, 2027[1] |
|---|---|
| Models that shut down | tts-1, tts-1-hd, gpt-4o-mini-tts-2025-03-20, gpt-4o-mini-tts-2025-12-15[1] |
| Replacement | gpt-realtime-2.1-mini for all four[1] |
| How to plan the move | OpenAI points to its Realtime API guide[1] |
| Notice OpenAI gave | At least three months[1] |
| Announced | October 1, 2026[1] |
| After shutdown | The model can no longer be accessed[1] |
| Shutdown dates in the API | GET /v1/models lists each model's shutdown_date[1] |
| Apps that call these models | Stop working on January 6, 2027[1] |
Calls that name tts-1, tts-1-hd or a listed gpt-4o-mini-tts snapshot stop working. OpenAI says the model is no longer accessible after the shutdown.
gpt-realtime-2.1-mini.GET /v1/models and read each model's shutdown_date.Source: [1] OpenAI API deprecations (OpenAI)
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Time to bail on OpenAI tts-1, tts-1-hd and gpt-4o-mini-tts? Act. You can stay. These voice models shut down January 6, 2027. Move to gpt-realtime-2.1-mini first.
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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.
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