gpt-4o-audio-preview
GPT-4o Audio preview (OpenAI)
Yes — GPT-4o Audio preview is retired. OpenAI deprecated it on September 15, 2025 and shut it down on May 7, 2026; API requests to it now fail. The recommended replacement is GPT Audio 1.5.
Audio in and audio out over ordinary Chat Completions, without the WebSocket session the realtime models require. It suited anything that did not need to be interrupted mid-sentence — voice notes, summaries, asynchronous replies.
The facts
| Provider | OpenAI |
|---|---|
| Model id | gpt-4o-audio-preview |
| Released | — |
| Deprecated | September 15, 2025 |
| Shutdown | May 7, 2026 · 84 days ago |
| Status | Retired |
| Last verified | July 30, 2026 |
What to use instead
Same request/response shape, so this is closer to a drop-in than the realtime migration. Re-check the supported input and output audio formats.
What parameters gpt-audio-1.5 accepts on modelparams.dev
Change the id
In most cases the migration is one string. Check the parameter differences before you ship — newer models drop older sampling knobs more often than they add them.
- "model": "gpt-4o-audio-preview"
+ "model": "gpt-audio-1.5"
Frequently asked questions
- When did OpenAI GPT-4o Audio preview shut down?
- OpenAI GPT-4o Audio preview shut down on May 7, 2026. API requests to it fail from that date onward.
- What replaces OpenAI GPT-4o Audio preview?
- OpenAI recommends GPT Audio 1.5 (`gpt-audio-1.5`) as the replacement for OpenAI GPT-4o Audio preview. Same request/response shape, so this is closer to a drop-in than the realtime migration. Re-check the supported input and output audio formats.
- Is OpenAI GPT-4o Audio preview still available?
- No. OpenAI GPT-4o Audio preview is retired and no longer served — it was shut down on May 7, 2026. Calls to it return an error.
- How do I migrate from OpenAI GPT-4o Audio preview to gpt-audio-1.5?
- Swap the model id in your API call: replace "gpt-4o-audio-preview" with "gpt-audio-1.5". Same request/response shape, so this is closer to a drop-in than the realtime migration. Re-check the supported input and output audio formats.
Sources
- OpenAI API deprecations · developers.openai.com · accessed July 30, 2026
Found something wrong? The data is one YAML file — edit it on GitHub.
This page, for machines
Drop the badge in a README so it turns red the day this model is retired:
[](https://modeldeprecations.dev/openai/gpt-4o-audio-preview)