OpenAI tts-1 / tts-1-hd Model Retirement (Jan 6, 2027)

OpenAI is retiring legacy first-gen TTS models (tts-1, tts-1-hd) on January 6, 2027.

1. Immediate Code & SKU Fix

Replace With SKU: gpt-4o-mini-tts (in-place OpenAI) or elevenlabs-tts-v4-turbo (Depot Pick)

Install Command: npm install elevenlabs

Required Env Vars: ELEVENLABS_API_KEY, OPENAI_API_KEY

// In-place OpenAI fix: model: 'gpt-4o-mini-tts'
// Or switch to Depot Pick ElevenLabs v4 Turbo TTS ($0.011/1k chars)

2. Verified Hot-Swap Fallback Route

Primary: elevenlabs → Fallback: cartesia

liveHealth: operational · autoActOk: true

Already all-in on OpenAI and quality sufficient.

Matched Error String Signatures (9)

tts-1tts-1-hdtts-1-1106tts-1-hd-1106model_not_found tts-1model_not_found: tts-1tts-1 retiring2027-01-06openai tts shutdown

curl -s "https://getagentdepot.com/api/rescue?q=tts-1"

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