OpenAI API Models gpt-4o-transcribe End of Life
Support dates and upgrade guidance — rebuilt from live data.
Supported
OpenAI API Models gpt-4o-transcribe is actively supported. It reaches end of life on 26 Feb 2027.
162 days of security support left
77% of this branch's supported lifetime has elapsed — 20 Mar 2025 → 26 Feb 2027.
Support timeline
Official dates from the OpenAI API Models release process.
| Milestone | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Initial release | 20 Mar 2025 | 1y 6mo ago |
| Active support ended | 26 Aug 2026 | security fixes only after this |
| Deprecated support ends | 26 Feb 2027 | in 5mo |
| Latest release | — | current |
How much runway a newer branch buys
OpenAI API Models gpt-4o-transcribe is the newest branch — this is the longest runway currently available.
| Branch | End of life | Days left | vs gpt-4o-transcribe |
|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAI API Models gpt-audio | 20 Jan 2027 | 125 | -37 days |
| OpenAI API Models gpt-audio-mini | 20 Jan 2027 | 125 | -37 days |
| OpenAI API Models gpt-image-1.5 | 1 Dec 2026 | 75 | -87 days |
| OpenAI API Models gpt-4o-transcribe-diarize | 26 Feb 2027 | 162 | 0 days |
| OpenAI API Models gpt-image-1-mini | 1 Dec 2026 | 75 | -87 days |
| OpenAI API Models gpt-realtime-mini | 20 Jan 2027 | 125 | -37 days |
| OpenAI API Models sora-2 | 24 Sept 2026 | 7 | -155 days |
| OpenAI API Models sora-2-pro | 24 Sept 2026 | 7 | -155 days |
| OpenAI API Models gpt-realtime | 20 Jan 2027 | 125 | -37 days |
| OpenAI API Models gpt-5 | 11 Dec 2026 | 85 | -77 days |
| OpenAI API Models gpt-5-mini | 11 Dec 2026 | 85 | -77 days |
| OpenAI API Models gpt-5-nano | 11 Dec 2026 | 85 | -77 days |
| OpenAI API Models gpt-5-pro | 11 Dec 2026 | 85 | -77 days |
| OpenAI API Models o3 | 11 Dec 2026 | 85 | -77 days |
| OpenAI API Models o3-pro | 11 Dec 2026 | 85 | -77 days |
| OpenAI API Models o4-mini | 23 Oct 2026 | 36 | -126 days |
| OpenAI API Models gpt-4.1-nano | 23 Oct 2026 | 36 | -126 days |
| OpenAI API Models chatgpt-image-latest | 1 Dec 2026 | 75 | -87 days |
| OpenAI API Models gpt-image-1 | 23 Oct 2026 | 36 | -126 days |
| OpenAI API Models gpt-4o-mini-transcribe | 26 Feb 2027 | 162 | 0 days |
| OpenAI API Models gpt-4o-transcribe | 26 Feb 2027 | 162 | this branch |
| OpenAI API Models o1-pro | 23 Oct 2026 | 36 | -126 days |
| OpenAI API Models o3-mini | 23 Oct 2026 | 36 | -126 days |
| OpenAI API Models o1 | 23 Oct 2026 | 36 | -126 days |
| OpenAI API Models gpt-4o | 23 Oct 2026 | 36 | -126 days |
| OpenAI API Models gpt-4-turbo | 23 Oct 2026 | 36 | -126 days |
| OpenAI API Models babbage-002 | 28 Sept 2026 | 11 | -151 days |
| OpenAI API Models davinci-002 | 28 Sept 2026 | 11 | -151 days |
| OpenAI API Models gpt-4 | 23 Oct 2026 | 36 | -126 days |
| OpenAI API Models gpt-3.5-turbo | 23 Oct 2026 | 36 | -126 days |
| OpenAI API Models whisper-1 | 26 Feb 2027 | 162 | 0 days |
Frequently asked questions
When does OpenAI API Models gpt-4o-transcribe reach end of life?
OpenAI API Models gpt-4o-transcribe reaches end of life on 26 Feb 2027 — 162 days from now. After that date it receives no security fixes.
Is OpenAI API Models gpt-4o-transcribe still supported?
Yes. OpenAI API Models gpt-4o-transcribe is currently maintained. Latest release: —.
What happens when OpenAI API Models gpt-4o-transcribe reaches end of life?
Security fixes stop. After 26 Feb 2027 this branch receives no further updates under standard support.
How long do I have to upgrade from OpenAI API Models gpt-4o-transcribe?
162 days. This is already the newest branch, so this is the longest runway currently available.
All OpenAI API Models versions
gpt-6-astra supported gpt-5.6-cyber supported gpt-live-transcribe supported gpt-transcribe supported gpt-5.6-luna supported gpt-5.6-terra supported gpt-5.6-sol supported gpt-realtime-2.1 supported gpt-realtime-2.1-mini supported gpt-realtime-2 supported gpt-realtime-translate supported gpt-realtime-whisper supported chat-latest supported gpt-5.5 supported gpt-5.5-pro supported gpt-image-2 supported gpt-5.4-mini supported gpt-5.4-nano supported gpt-5.4 supported gpt-5.4-pro supported gpt-5.3-chat-latest EOL 2026 gpt-audio-1.5 supported gpt-realtime-1.5 supported gpt-5.3-codex supported gpt-audio supported gpt-audio-mini supported gpt-5.2-codex EOL 2026 gpt-image-1.5 supported gpt-5.2 supported gpt-5.2-chat-latest EOL 2026 gpt-5.2-pro supported gpt-5.1-codex-max EOL 2026 gpt-5.1-codex EOL 2026 gpt-5.1-codex-mini EOL 2026 gpt-5.1 supported gpt-5.1-chat-latest EOL 2026 gpt-4o-transcribe-diarize supported gpt-image-1-mini supported gpt-realtime-mini supported sora-2 supported sora-2-pro supported gpt-5-codex EOL 2026 gpt-realtime supported gpt-5 supported gpt-5-chat-latest EOL 2026 gpt-5-mini supported gpt-5-nano supported gpt-5-pro supported gpt-oss-120b supported gpt-oss-20b supported codex-mini-latest EOL 2026 o3 supported o3-pro supported o4-mini supported gpt-4.1 supported gpt-4.1-mini supported gpt-4.1-nano supported chatgpt-image-latest supported gpt-image-1 supported gpt-4o-mini-transcribe supported gpt-4o-mini-tts supported gpt-4o-transcribe supported o1-pro supported o3-deep-research EOL 2026 o4-mini-deep-research EOL 2026 o3-mini supported o1 supported omni-moderation-latest supported o1-mini EOL 2025 chatgpt-4o-latest EOL 2026 gpt-4o-mini supported gpt-4o supported text-embedding-3-large supported text-embedding-3-small supported gpt-4-turbo supported tts-1 supported tts-1-hd supported babbage-002 supported davinci-002 supported gpt-4 supported gpt-3.5-turbo supported whisper-1 supported text-moderation-latest EOL 2025 text-moderation-stable EOL 2025 text-embedding-ada-002 supported