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gpt-realtime-2 model retirement
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On January 20, 2027, the preview model gpt-realtime-2 version 2026-05-06 will be retired. Calls targeting model gpt-realtime-2 will fail after this date.
What to use instead of gpt-realtime-2
Migrate to the replacement model gpt-realtime-2.1. Note that gpt-realtime-2.1 stops working on June 25, 2027, and no subsequent replacement has been named yet.
In Azure AI Foundry's words
Model: gpt-realtime-2; Version: 2026-05-06; Lifecycle: Preview; Retirement date: 2027-01-20; Replacement: gpt-realtime-2.1
Facts
- API
- Azure AI Foundry
*.services.ai.azure.com - Model
gpt-realtime-2- Released
- May 7, 2026 (models.dev)
- Kind
- Model retirement
- Takes effect
- January 20, 2027
- Calls after that day
- Fail
- Source
- Deprecations page
- Last updated
- Verified
- , against Azure AI Foundry's own pages
Questions
When does gpt-realtime-2 shut down?
Calls to the model gpt-realtime-2 on Azure AI Foundry stop working on January 20, 2027.
What happens to calls after January 20, 2027?
They fail from that day.
When was gpt-realtime-2 released?
gpt-realtime-2 was released on May 7, 2026, according to models.dev.
How do I find the calls this hits in my code?
Okapi reads your repository, finds the calls this change hits and opens a pull request with the fix. It never commits to your branches: every change comes as a pull request you review.
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Is your code calling this?
Okapi finds the calls this change hits in your repo and opens the pull request with the fix before January 20, 2027.