# Amazon Nova Sonic — deprecation status

> Yes — Amazon deprecated Amazon Nova Sonic on March 13, 2026 and shuts it down on September 14, 2026 (in 42 days). The recommended replacement is OpenAI GPT Realtime 2.1.

Amazon's speech-to-speech model, taking audio in and returning audio plus a transcript over a bidirectional stream, in five languages. Legacy since 13 March 2026 with an end of life on 14 September, and Bedrock's table names no replacement - there is currently no other Amazon-trained speech model on Bedrock. The Bedrock invoke id is amazon.nova-sonic-v1:0.

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Provider | Amazon |
| Model id | `nova-sonic` |
| Status | Deprecated |
| Deprecated | March 13, 2026 |
| Shutdown | September 14, 2026 (in 42 days) |
| Last verified | August 3, 2026 |

## Replacement

- **OpenAI GPT Realtime 2.1** (`gpt-realtime-2.1`) — https://modeldeprecations.dev/openai/gpt-realtime-2.1
  - Bedrock's lifecycle table names no successor and Nova 2 Sonic is documented by name only, with no Bedrock model id published in the pages cited here. OpenAI's realtime model is the nearest live speech-to-speech equivalent this catalogue can point at; it is our suggestion, not Amazon's.
  - Parameters it accepts: https://modelparams.dev/models/openai/gpt-realtime-2.1

```diff
- "model": "nova-sonic"
+ "model": "gpt-realtime-2.1"
```

## FAQ

### When will Amazon Nova Sonic shut down?

Amazon Nova Sonic is scheduled to shut down on September 14, 2026, in 42 days.

### What replaces Amazon Nova Sonic?

Amazon recommends OpenAI GPT Realtime 2.1 (`gpt-realtime-2.1`) as the replacement for Amazon Nova Sonic. Bedrock's lifecycle table names no successor and Nova 2 Sonic is documented by name only, with no Bedrock model id published in the pages cited here. OpenAI's realtime model is the nearest live speech-to-speech equivalent this catalogue can point at; it is our suggestion, not Amazon's.

### Is Amazon Nova Sonic still available?

Yes, for now. Amazon Nova Sonic is deprecated but still answers requests until September 14, 2026. Deprecated models get no further updates and are the first to lose capacity.

### How do I migrate from Amazon Nova Sonic to gpt-realtime-2.1?

Swap the model id in your API call: replace "nova-sonic" with "gpt-realtime-2.1". Bedrock's lifecycle table names no successor and Nova 2 Sonic is documented by name only, with no Bedrock model id published in the pages cited here. OpenAI's realtime model is the nearest live speech-to-speech equivalent this catalogue can point at; it is our suggestion, not Amazon's.

## Sources

- [Amazon Bedrock model lifecycle](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/bedrock/latest/userguide/model-lifecycle.html) — accessed 2026-08-03
- [What is Amazon Nova](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/nova/latest/userguide/what-is-nova.html) — accessed 2026-08-03

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