GPT-Realtime-2.1

OpenAIMCP Tool CallReasoning
openai/gpt-realtime-2.1Closed API

Realtime speech-to-speech model with configurable reasoning, tool use, and robust voice-agent behavior

Benchmark Pricing$4.00 / 1M in$24.00 / 1M out$0.40 cache read
Context: 128,000 tokens•Max Output: 32,000 tokens•Knowledge: 2024-09-30•Released: 2026-07-06

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Context Window128,000128K tokens
Max Output32,00032K tokens
LicenseProprietaryCloud API only
Input Modalities
TextVisionAudio
Function / Tool CallingSupported (MCP Ready)
Structured OutputsGuaranteed Schema

MODEL CONTEXT PROTOCOL (MCP) READINESS

✓ GPT-Realtime-2.1 natively supports OpenAI / Anthropic format tool calling and is fully compatible with MCP servers and agent loops.

MCP Context Window Recommendations

With a context capacity of 128,000 tokens, this model can handle moderately large MCP tool definitions and multi-turn conversation logs comfortably.

API CALL INVOCATION EXAMPLE

// Example: Calling GPT-Realtime-2.1 via OpenAI SDK
import OpenAI from "openai";

const client = new OpenAI({
  apiKey: process.env.OPENAI_API_KEY,
});

const response = await client.chat.completions.create({
  model: "openai/gpt-realtime-2.1",
  messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Hello! Can you inspect MCP tools?" }],
});

console.log(response.choices[0].message.content);

PRICING BY PROVIDER

2 providers
OpenAIgpt-realtime-2.1
$4.00 / $24.00$0.40 cache
Vercel AI Gatewayopenai/gpt-realtime-2.1
$4.00 / $24.00$0.40 cache

Rates in USD per 1M tokens. Rates synchronized from models.dev public catalog.

Prompt Caching Active

This model supports prompt caching at $0.40 / 1M tokens, saving up to 90% on repetitive MCP tool definitions and system instructions.

MODEL RESOURCES