OpenAI SDK
The official software development kit released by OpenAI, providing wrappers and invocation capabilities for the OpenAI API. It supports multiple programming languages and serves as the primary means by which developers integrate OpenAI services into their applications.
Core Facts
Version v0.29.1rc0 was tagged by maintainer TQCB and verified via GitHub with a GPG key ID of B5690EEEBB952194.
The official OpenAI Python SDK released version v3.23.0, with enhanced Agents capabilities as the main theme.
The OpenAI official Python SDK released a v3.19.0 version update.
Timeline (last 90 days)
To obtain usage data in an OpenAI SDK streaming response, you must pass stream_options={"include_usage": True}.
The v3.29.0 documentation explicitly records that the maximum length of safety identifiers is 128 characters.
The Chores section of v3.29.0 includes documentation clarifications for the Decision creation process documentation, Decisions Q&A descriptions, decision choice constraints, and the Files API rate-limit response.
v3.29.0 adds the billing_not_active session error code, which the API returns when an account's billing status is abnormal.
v3.29.0 aligns the pagination limits and non-null parameters of the beta interface.
v3.29.0 updates the Vault-related interfaces and supports metadata-based filtering.
v3.29.0 adds the shida voice for Live speech.
v3.28.0 contains no breaking changes and is an iteration focused primarily on incremental features and dependency maintenance.
v3.28.0 upgraded astral-sh/setup-uv from 10.1.0 to 10.2.0, corresponding to PR #4026.
v3.28.0 upgraded the PyJWT security constraint to 2.14.0, corresponding to PR #3991.
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Version v0.29.1rc0 was tagged by maintainer TQCB and verified via GitHub with a GPG key ID of B5690EEEBB952194.
80%VerifiedThe official OpenAI Python SDK released version v3.23.0, with enhanced Agents capabilities as the main theme.
90%VerifiedThe OpenAI official Python SDK released a v3.19.0 version update.
75%UnverifiedTo obtain usage data in an OpenAI SDK streaming response, you must pass stream_options={"include_usage": True}.
50%Unverifiedv3.29.0 updates the Vault-related interfaces and supports metadata-based filtering.
50%Unverifiedv3.29.0 adds the shida voice for Live speech.
50%Unverifiedv3.29.0 aligns the pagination limits and non-null parameters of the beta interface.
50%UnverifiedThe Chores section of v3.29.0 includes documentation clarifications for the Decision creation process documentation, Decisions Q&A descriptions, decision choice constraints, and the Files API rate-limit response.
50%UnverifiedThe v3.29.0 documentation explicitly records that the maximum length of safety identifiers is 128 characters.
50%Unverifiedv3.29.0 adds the billing_not_active session error code, which the API returns when an account's billing status is abnormal.
50%Unverifiedv3.28.0 contains no breaking changes and is an iteration focused primarily on incremental features and dependency maintenance.
50%UnverifiedOpenAI SDK v3.28.0 was released on October 9, 2026.
50%UnverifiedThe official release notes only provide the feature title and do not elaborate on specific usage methods, configuration parameters, or applicable scope.
50%UnverifiedIt is recommended to run benchmark tests on latency-sensitive business pipelines to compare first-response times before and after the upgrade, and to validate in a test environment before rolling out to production.
50%UnverifiedThe prewarmed hosted environments feature corresponds to PR number #4043, with commit hash c511a77.
50%UnverifiedBuilding an Agent with a bare SDK requires dozens of lines of code to handle schema, parsing, looping, and history appending, whereas the LangChain version achieves a functionally equivalent Agent in just a few lines of code
50%UnverifiedThe author speculates that the issue fixed by PR #4038 may involve incorrect type declarations or serialization handling for certain parameter fields when the SDK constructs the request body.
50%UnverifiedSince v3.26.1 is a patch version, the upgrade risk is low and it is unlikely to introduce new compatibility issues.
50%UnverifiedVersion v3.26.1 fixes an issue with custom voice creation parameters, corresponding to PR #4038.
50%UnverifiedFor projects that have already integrated the OpenAI SDK and involve voice-related functionality, it is recommended to upgrade to v3.26.1 promptly.
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