# Migrating off gpt-realtime-2

**Azure OpenAI** retires **gpt-realtime-2** on **2027-01-20** (in 73 days).
Documented replacement: **gpt-realtime-2.1**.

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/openai/concepts/model-retirement-schedule
Source last checked: 2026-11-07.
Calendar as of 2026-11-08 UTC.

| Model | Provider | Retires | Replacement |
|---|---|---|---|
| gpt-realtime-2 | Azure OpenAI | 2027-01-20 | gpt-realtime-2.1 |

Also retiring on 2027-01-20:
- gpt-realtime (OpenAI) → gpt-realtime-2.1
- gpt-audio (OpenAI) → gpt-audio-1.5
- gpt-4o-audio (OpenAI) → gpt-audio-1.5
- gpt-4o-realtime (OpenAI) → gpt-realtime-2.1
- gpt-realtime-mini (OpenAI) → gpt-realtime-2.1-mini
- gpt-audio-mini (OpenAI) → gpt-audio-1.5
- gpt-4o-mini-realtime (OpenAI) → gpt-realtime-2.1-mini
- gpt-4o-mini-audio (OpenAI) → gpt-audio-1.5
- gpt-4o-mini-transcribe-2025-03-20 (OpenAI) → gpt-4o-mini-transcribe-2025-12-15
- gpt-realtime-2025-08-28 (OpenAI) → gpt-realtime-2.1

Source: https://llmlatency.dev/migrate/azure-openai-gpt-realtime-2