OpenAI Python SDK 3.36.0

3.36.0 (2026-10-21)

Features

• add Vertex AI support for the Responses API (#4139) (3e63d33)
• api: add 30-minute cache-write usage counts (#4111) (5589146)
• api: add compaction trigger IDs (#4122) (0e5794d)
• api: add custom voice consent management (#4135) (de6d70d)
• types: prepare native synchronous WebSocket option type (#4118) (90c0bac)

Bug Fixes

• api: accept canonical batch responses in strict mode (#4106) (6eaa90e)
• clean up failed WebSocket setup and honor native options (#4121) (b1a1a10)
• end sync WebSocket recovery when an attempt is interrupted (#4129) (337769b)
• honor timed Translation receives during terminal cleanup (#4132) (ca54146)
• preserve client headers in legacy Beta Realtime connections (#4130) (8a2a2e0)
• preserve declared aliases during Pydantic v1 validation (#4119) (8b1cac9)
• preserve Vertex API root for response lifecycle (#4140) (c2b14f5)
• preserve WebSocket close across recovery and cancellation (#4117) (4590ff1)
• realtime: honor native options for legacy beta sockets (#4120) (8968560)

Chores

• api: clarify cache-write token totals (#4136) (55b8b8a)
• api: clarify project API key update requirements (#4131) (0e6be9f)
• api: maintain voice consent compatibility (#4137) (07abe06)
• api: use neutral moderation examples (#4104) (553703e)
• restore generated Castiron reporting scripts (#4113) (9d12b56)
• support next checkpoints in the trusted reporter (#4128) (ae2a6c2)

Documentation

• plan the Python generated-code transition (#4114) (6a52987)
• record Python transition progress and batch follow-up work (#4116) (46e3680)