RETIRING IN 81 DAYS
Sunset scheduled for 2027-01-20, published in the provider's own documentation. The provider names gpt-audio-1.5 as the replacement. The identifier still resolves today.
state=dying sunset=2027-01-20 days_remaining=81 severity=high sources=docs,litellm,openrouter evidence_tier=documentation confirmed_by_endpoint=false documented_by_provider=docs replacement=gpt-audio-1.5 corroborated=yes divergent_fields=none checked=2026-10-31 05:09Z
openai/gpt-audio-mini
Vendor: openai. Tracked by 3 of 5 sources.
What each source reports
| Source | ID | Context | Max out | In $/Mtok | Out $/Mtok | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| docs | gpt-audio-mini | — | — | — | — | 2027-01-20 |
| litellm | azure/gpt-audio-mini | 128,000 | 16,384 | $0.6 | $2.4 | 2027-01-20 |
| openrouter | openai/gpt-audio-mini | 128,000 | 16,384 | $0.6 | $2.4 | — |
Change history
| Severity | Change | What | Detected |
|---|---|---|---|
| low | modified | azure/gpt-audio-mini: capabilities gained audio_output | 2026-10-29 |
| medium | removed | [one catalog only — docs, litellm, openrouter still list it] openrouter/openai/gpt-audio-mini is no longer listed by this source — calls to it are expected to fail | 2026-10-10 |
| medium | deprecated | azure/gpt-audio-mini: deprecation announced for 2027-06-15 — in 264 days | 2026-09-24 |
| medium | deprecated | azure/gpt-audio-mini: retires 2027-06-15 (in 264 days) | 2026-09-24 |
| low | added | new model openrouter/openai/gpt-audio-mini (128,000 ctx) | 2026-09-06 |
| low | added | new model azure/gpt-audio-mini (128,000 ctx) | 2026-08-23 |
| medium | deprecated | azure/gpt-audio-mini: retires 2027-04-06 (in 226 days) | 2026-08-23 |
| medium | deprecated | gpt-audio-mini: deprecation announced for 2027-01-20 — in 161 days | 2026-08-12 |
| critical | deprecated | gpt-audio-mini: deprecation announced for 2026-07-20 (date already passed) | 2026-08-05 |
| medium | deprecated | gpt-audio-mini: retires 2027-01-20 (in 172 days) | 2026-08-01 |
| low | added | new model gpt-audio-mini | 2026-08-01 |