gpt-realtime-2.1-mini

Retirement scheduled gpt-realtime-2.1-mini Retires Jun 25, 2027 · in 7 months

Replacement Not named yet Microsoft usually names one before retirement. How retirement works

Emerging GA · until Jun 2027 OpenAI Under 15 regions tracked

Available in 8 of 35 tracked regions with 2 deployment SKU types.

Global

Deployment options Lifecycle Availability matrix

Total regions 8

Coverage 23%

SKU types 2

Next retirement in 7 months

Widest SKU footprint Global coverage 8 regions · 23% coverage · Global

Lifecycle

2026-07-07 Generally available in 7 months

Today

Released Jul 7, 2026Retires Jun 25, 2027

Pricing

Pay-as-you-go · Global · estimate $0.015 per conversation minute Audio model · see the estimator for the assumptions behind this figure

Estimate monthly cost

Meter	List price	Unit
Text input	$0.60	per 1M tokens
Cached text input	$0.06	per 1M tokens
Text output	$2.40	per 1M tokens
Audio input	$10.00	per 1M tokens
Cached audio input	$0.30	per 1M tokens
Audio output	$20.00	per 1M tokens
Image input	$0.80	per 1M tokens

Pay-as-you-go list price in USD for East US 2 from the Azure Retail Prices API, checked daily, last updated 2026-11-01. Excludes tax and negotiated discounts; other regions can differ.

Deployment Options

Global

Global deployments

Worldwide availability with intelligent routing

Best for applications needing global reach with automatic failover

Global Standard 8 regions · 23% coverage

Global coverage 8 regions · 23% coverage

Canada Central Central US East US 2 France Central South India Sweden Central UAE North West US 3

⚠ Data may be processed in any Azure region — not suitable for HIPAA, FedRAMP, or strict data-residency requirements

Full Availability Matrix

8 regions

Region	Global Standard	Global coverage
Canada Central	✓	✓
Central US	✓	✓
East US 2	✓	✓
France Central	✓	✓
South India	✓	✓
Sweden Central	✓	✓
UAE North	✓	✓
West US 3	✓	✓

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Last updated: 2026-11-12 16:36 UTC