whisper-1 (deprecated)
whisper-1 is a deprecated OpenAI transcription model that shuts down in the OpenAI API on February 26, 2027.
- Lab
- OpenAI
- Release date
- Status
- Deprecated
- API model ID
- whisper-1
- Shutdown date
OpenAI published a deprecation notice for the whisper-1 transcription model on August 26, 2026. It shuts down in the OpenAI API on February 26, 2027, and OpenAI recommends gpt-live-transcribe or gpt-transcribe as the replacement. Until shutdown, the model remains available in the OpenAI API.
- Availability
- OpenAI API until shutdown. Recommended replacement: gpt-live-transcribe or gpt-transcribe.
- Official source
- developers.openai.com
- Last checked
Questions
When does whisper-1 shut down?
It shuts down in the OpenAI API on February 26, 2027.
What replaces whisper-1?
OpenAI recommends
gpt-live-transcribe or gpt-transcribe as the replacement.When was whisper-1 deprecated?
OpenAI published 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.