RETIRING IN 90 DAYS
Sunset scheduled for 2026-12-15, published in the provider's own documentation. The provider names gpt-live-transcribe or gpt-transcribe as the replacement. The identifier still resolves today.
state=dying sunset=2026-12-15 days_remaining=90 severity=high sources=docs,litellm evidence_tier=documentation confirmed_by_endpoint=false documented_by_provider=docs replacement=gpt-live-transcribe or gpt-transcribe corroborated=yes divergent_fields=none checked=2026-09-16 03:02Z
openai/whisper-1
Vendor: openai. Tracked by 2 of 5 sources.
What each source reports
| Source | ID | Context | Max out | In $/Mtok | Out $/Mtok | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| docs | whisper-1 | — | — | — | — | 2027-02-26 |
| litellm | azure/whisper-1 | — | — | — | — | 2026-12-15 |
Change history
| Severity | Change | What | Detected |
|---|---|---|---|
| medium | deprecated | whisper-1: deprecation announced for 2027-02-26 — in 178 days | 2026-09-01 |
| low | added | new model whisper-1 | 2026-08-31 |
| medium | deprecated | whisper-1: retires 2027-02-26 (in 179 days) | 2026-08-31 |
| medium | deprecated | azure/whisper-1: deprecation announced for 2026-12-15 — in 125 days | 2026-08-12 |
| medium | deprecated | azure/whisper-1: retires 2026-12-15 (in 125 days) | 2026-08-12 |