How do I directly integrate ChatGPT's streaming responses with the new TTS API?

Below is the current state of documentation and available examples regarding streaming ChatGPT responses:

• Streaming Chat Responses:
  The OpenAI API documentation includes several examples (in Python and Node.js/TypeScript) on how to stream text responses from the Chat Completions endpoint. These examples demonstrate how to receive partial results in real time, which you can then print or process as needed.

• TTS Integration:
  There isn’t any specific documentation or an officially provided method that demonstrates streaming ChatGPT’s responses directly into an audio stream using OpenAI’s TTS API. In other words, a seamless, built-in pipeline to take streaming text responses from ChatGPT and convert them directly into a streaming audio output is not currently available in the documentation.

• Possible Approaches:
  If you’d like to pursue a real-time text-to-speech pipeline, you can:

  1. Stream Text: Use the existing streaming examples from the Chat Completions API to get text chunks in real time.
  2. Process Each Chunk: As soon as a text chunk is received, pass it to your TTS service or engine for conversion.
  3. Stitch Audio: Implement logic on the client side to stitch these small audio outputs into a continuous audio experience if necessary.

  This approach, however, would require custom handling on your end. It’s not provided as a turnkey solution from OpenAI at this time.

• Future Possibilities:
  While direct streaming integration from ChatGPT responses to an audio stream via TTS isn’t currently documented or available, OpenAI continually evolves its APIs. It might be a feature planned for future releases, but as of now, there’s no official timeline or documentation for that capability.

I hope this helps clarify the current offerings. For any updates or further details, keep an eye on the official OpenAI API documentation and release notes.