OpenAI Ships WebSockets in the Responses API, Betting That Agents Need Always-On Connections

OpenAI added WebSocket support to its Responses API, targeting low-latency, long-running agent workflows — a clear signal that the company sees persistent connections, not request-response cycles, as the future of how developers build with its models.

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