Release announced
Released on Jul 6, 2026
OpenAI announced this model on 2026-07-06.
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- First-party API
- Affected scope
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- Announced
- Jul 6, 2026
- First seen by ModelClock
- Oct 3, 2026
What the provider published
developers.openai.com ↗Feature · Model: gpt-realtime-2.1 · Model: gpt-realtime-2.1-mini · API: v1/realtime
Released GPT-Realtime-2.1, an updated realtime reasoning model with improved alphanumeric recognition, silence and noise handling, and interruption behavior. Also released GPT-Realtime-2.1 mini, a faster, lower-cost distilled reasoning model for realtime voice applications.
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