OpenAI
whisper-1: retirement date, replacement, how to migrate
whisper-1 retires on 2027-02-26 on the OpenAI API; the vendor names these replacements: gpt-live-transcribe and gpt-transcribe.
This date is the one in the OpenAI notice for the OpenAI API. Other platforms that host the same model publish their own dates.
Facts
- Retirement date
- Status
- Scheduled, in 135 days
- Replacement
gpt-live-transcribe,gpt-transcribe- Notice date
Find it in your code
npx @upseam/cli inspect openai
grep -rnF 'whisper-1' .The first command reads your repository and the change data bundled in the package; nothing leaves your machine. The second is a plain text search.
Migrate
The vendor names more than one replacement. Which one applies is in its notice. Open the vendor's notice.
Retiring the same day
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Last updated 2026-08-26 · Markdown copy