# Migrating off gpt-4o-mini-transcribe-2025-12-15

**OpenAI** retires **gpt-4o-mini-transcribe-2025-12-15** on **2027-02-26** (in 123 days).
Documented replacement: **gpt-live-transcribe or gpt-transcribe**.

Source: https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/deprecations
Source last checked: 2026-10-26.
Calendar as of 2026-10-26 UTC.

| Model | Provider | Retires | Replacement |
|---|---|---|---|
| gpt-4o-mini-transcribe-2025-12-15 | OpenAI | 2027-02-26 | gpt-live-transcribe or gpt-transcribe |

Also retiring on 2027-02-26:
- whisper-1 (OpenAI) → gpt-live-transcribe or gpt-transcribe
- gpt-4o-transcribe (OpenAI) → gpt-live-transcribe or gpt-transcribe
- gpt-4o-mini-transcribe (OpenAI) → gpt-live-transcribe or gpt-transcribe
- gpt-4o-transcribe-diarize (OpenAI) → gpt-live-transcribe or gpt-transcribe
- /v1/audio/translations (OpenAI) → v1/realtime/translations

Source: https://llmlatency.dev/migrate/openai-gpt-4o-mini-transcribe-2025-12-15