diff --git a/litellm/llms/openai/realtime/handler.py b/litellm/llms/openai/realtime/handler.py
index fd04ac4d458..217c04b22cb 100644
--- a/litellm/llms/openai/realtime/handler.py
+++ b/litellm/llms/openai/realtime/handler.py
@@ -16,6 +16,51 @@ from ..openai import OpenAIChatCompletion
 
 
 class OpenAIRealtime(OpenAIChatCompletion):
+    """
+    Base handler for OpenAI-compatible realtime WebSocket connections.
+    
+    Subclasses can override template methods to customize:
+    - _get_default_api_base(): Default API base URL
+    - _get_additional_headers(): Extra headers beyond Authorization
+    - _get_ssl_config(): SSL configuration for WebSocket connection
+    """
+    
+    def _get_default_api_base(self) -> str:
+        """
+        Get the default API base URL for this provider.
+        Override this in subclasses to set provider-specific defaults.
+        """
+        return "https://api.openai.com/"
+    
+    def _get_additional_headers(self, api_key: str) -> dict:
+        """
+        Get additional headers beyond Authorization.
+        Override this in subclasses to customize headers (e.g., remove OpenAI-Beta).
+        
+        Args:
+            api_key: API key for authentication
+            
+        Returns:
+            Dictionary of additional headers
+        """
+        return {
+            "Authorization": f"Bearer {api_key}",
+            "OpenAI-Beta": "realtime=v1",
+        }
+    
+    def _get_ssl_config(self, url: str) -> Any:
+        """
+        Get SSL configuration for WebSocket connection.
+        Override this in subclasses to customize SSL behavior.
+        
+        Args:
+            url: WebSocket URL (ws:// or wss://)
+            
+        Returns:
+            SSL configuration (None, True, or SSLContext)
+        """
+        return None if url.startswith("ws://") else get_shared_realtime_ssl_context()
+    
     def _construct_url(self, api_base: str, query_params: RealtimeQueryParams) -> str:
         """
         Construct the backend websocket URL with all query parameters (including 'model').
@@ -45,8 +90,9 @@ class OpenAIRealtime(OpenAIChatCompletion):
     ):
         import websockets
         from websockets.asyncio.client import ClientConnection
+        
         if api_base is None:
-            api_base = "https://api.openai.com/"
+            api_base = self._get_default_api_base()
         if api_key is None:
             raise ValueError("api_key is required for OpenAI realtime calls")
 
@@ -56,30 +102,27 @@ class OpenAIRealtime(OpenAIChatCompletion):
         url = self._construct_url(api_base, query_params)
 
         try:
-            # Only use SSL context for secure websocket connections (wss://)
-            # websockets library doesn't accept ssl argument for ws:// URIs
-            ssl_context = None if url.startswith("ws://") else get_shared_realtime_ssl_context()
+            # Get provider-specific SSL configuration
+            ssl_config = self._get_ssl_config(url)
+            
+            # Get provider-specific headers
+            headers = self._get_additional_headers(api_key)
+            
             # Log a masked request preview consistent with other endpoints.
             logging_obj.pre_call(
                 input=None,
                 api_key=api_key,
                 additional_args={
                     "api_base": url,
-                    "headers": {
-                        "Authorization": f"Bearer {api_key}",
-                        "OpenAI-Beta": "realtime=v1",
-                    },
+                    "headers": headers,
                     "complete_input_dict": {"query_params": query_params},
                 },
             )
             async with websockets.connect(  # type: ignore
                 url,
-                additional_headers={
-                    "Authorization": f"Bearer {api_key}",  # type: ignore
-                    "OpenAI-Beta": "realtime=v1",
-                },
+                additional_headers=headers,  # type: ignore
                 max_size=REALTIME_WEBSOCKET_MAX_MESSAGE_SIZE_BYTES,
-                ssl=ssl_context,
+                ssl=ssl_config,
             ) as backend_ws:
                 realtime_streaming = RealTimeStreaming(
                     websocket, cast(ClientConnection, backend_ws), logging_obj