What changes when you point tts-1 code at TTS Swap

From Swift Labs, makers of TTS Swap. Written with AI help. Not affiliated with OpenAI.

OpenAI's tts-1 stops working on January 6, 2027. So do tts-1-hd and gpt-4o-mini-tts (source: OpenAI's deprecations page). If your app calls /v1/audio/speech with tts-1, tts-1-hd or gpt-4o-mini-tts, it breaks that day. Full options and snippets: the migration guide.

TTS Swap keeps that call working. Change your base URL and API key, and keep your code:

client = OpenAI(base_url="https://tts.deadlinkpatrol.com/v1", api_key="sk-tts-…")

$19/month, 1M characters. Or try a free key first: 10,000 characters a month, just an email, no card. Drop-in snippet for tts-1.

What stays the same

The request shape
The openai Python and Node libraries
OpenAI-style errors
4,096 characters per request

What is different

One MeloTTS voice per language; every voice name gets it.
WAV out, even if you ask for mp3. pcm works. opus/aac/flac get a 400.
speed is ignored for now.
English by default; es, fr, zh, ja, ko via extra_body={"language":"es"}.

Hear real samples before you pay: tts.deadlinkpatrol.com

Full walkthrough: How to keep your OpenAI tts-1 code running after January 6, 2027

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