diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index ee0fa76c5..54833bfac 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ dependencies = [
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     "pillow-heif==1.2.0",
     "pyjwt==2.10.1",
-    "openai==2.15.0",
+    "openai==2.16.0",
     "typing-extensions==4.15.0",
     "itsdangerous==2.2.0",
     "ingredient-parser-nlp==2.4.0",
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index 742a6719c..49bf3875a 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -902,7 +902,7 @@ requires-dist = [
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     { name = "lxml", specifier = "==6.0.2" },
-    { name = "openai", specifier = "==2.15.0" },
+    { name = "openai", specifier = "==2.16.0" },
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     { name = "paho-mqtt", specifier = "==1.6.1" },
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@@ -1126,7 +1126,7 @@ wheels = [
 
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+version = "2.16.0"
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@@ -1138,9 +1138,9 @@ dependencies = [
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     { name = "typing-extensions" },
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