# gpt-audio-mini

Calls to the model gpt-audio-mini on OpenAI stop working on January 20, 2027.

On January 20, 2027, the gpt-audio-mini model will be retired. Calls using model gpt-audio-mini will fail after that day. The shutdown also covers the snapshot gpt-audio-mini-2025-12-15.

## The error OpenAI returns once gpt-audio-mini is gone

HTTP 404

```json
{"error":{"message":"The model `gpt-audio-mini` has been deprecated, learn more here: https://platform.openai.com/docs/deprecations","type":"invalid_request_error","param":null,"code":"model_not_found"}}
```

## What to use instead

Move to gpt-audio-1.5, which is recommended by OpenAI as the replacement.

- API: OpenAI (api.openai.com)
- Model: gpt-audio-mini
- Released: October 6, 2025 (models.dev)
- Kind: Model retirement
- Takes effect: January 20, 2027
- Calls after that day: fail
- Calls it hits: `model gpt-audio-mini`
- Source: [Deprecations page](https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/deprecations)
- Verified: November 6, 2026, against OpenAI's own pages
- Page: https://www.okapi.bot/models/openai/gpt-audio-mini/

## OpenAI's words

> Shutdown date: Jan 20, 2027; Model family / snapshot: gpt-audio-mini | gpt-audio-mini-2025-12-15; Recommended replacement: gpt-audio-1.5

Okapi finds the calls this change hits in your repo and opens the pull request with the fix: https://github.com/apps/okapi-agent