OpenAI · Model retirement
gpt-4o-mini-transcribe-2025-12-15
Stops working (in 125 days)
On February 26, 2027, model gpt-4o-mini-transcribe-2025-12-15 will be retired. Any requests specifying this model will fail after that date.
What to use instead of gpt-4o-mini-transcribe-2025-12-15
Move to gpt-live-transcribe or gpt-transcribe, as recommended by OpenAI. Switching to gpt-live-transcribe requires more than changing an identifier, as it only runs in Realtime transcription sessions (/v1/realtime/transcription_sessions) where audio is streamed in and transcript deltas are returned instead of uploading files to /v1/audio/transcriptions.
gpt-live-transcribe only runs in Realtime transcription sessions (/v1/realtime/transcription_sessions): audio is streamed in and transcript deltas come back, with no file upload to /v1/audio/transcriptions.
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gpt-4o-mini-transcribe-2025-12-15- Kind
- Model retirement
- Takes effect
- February 26, 2027
- Calls after that day
- Fail
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- Last updated
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