gpt-4o-mini-transcribe (deprecated)
The gpt-4o-mini-transcribe API model is deprecated; OpenAI removes it on February 26, 2027.
- Lab
- OpenAI
- Release date
- Status
- Deprecated
- API model ID
- gpt-4o-mini-transcribe
- Shutdown date
OpenAI’s August 26, 2026 notice to developers put gpt-4o-mini-transcribe on a six-month path to removal, ending February 26, 2027. Apps calling gpt-4o-mini-transcribe should be pointed at gpt-transcribe or gpt-live-transcribe before then.
whisper-1 and gpt-4o-transcribe got the same end date in that notice.
- Availability
- OpenAI API until shutdown. Recommended replacement: gpt-live-transcribe or gpt-transcribe.
- Official source
- developers.openai.com
- Last checked
Questions
Does gpt-4o-mini-transcribe still work?
Yes, in the OpenAI API until February 26, 2027.
What should gpt-4o-mini-transcribe users switch to?
OpenAI names
gpt-transcribe or gpt-live-transcribe.When was gpt-4o-mini-transcribe deprecated?
OpenAI sent the deprecation notice on August 26, 2026.
Source
Release dates, model IDs and limits come from each lab’s own announcement, changelog, documentation or deprecations page, linked on every model with the date it was last checked. How we pick and check sources: editorial standards.