# When is OpenAI-Beta: realtime=v1 retired?

OpenAI-Beta: realtime=v1 on OpenAI was retired on May 12, 2026.

OpenAI recommends migrating to Realtime API.

- Provider: OpenAI
- Model ID: OpenAI-Beta: realtime=v1
- Status: retired
- Deprecation announced: 2025-09-15
- Shutdown date: 2026-05-12
- Replacement: Realtime API
- Replacement status: unknown
- Replacement kind: null (replacement_not_a_model_id)
- End of replacement chain: unknown
- Official source: https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/deprecations
- Last checked: 2026-11-06T05:52:31+00:00
- Check status: verified
- Provider coverage today: https://aideprecations.com/api/v1/coverage.json
- Page: https://aideprecations.com/openai/openai-beta-realtime-v1/

Cite as: AI Deprecations, "OpenAI-Beta: realtime=v1 deprecation date", https://aideprecations.com/openai/openai-beta-realtime-v1/ (source: https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/deprecations). Data CC BY 4.0. Always confirm on the official source.