whisper (001) shutdown date & replacement
60 days
until shutdown
- Status
- scheduled
- Shutdown date
- Dec 15, 2026
- As written by provider
- 2026-12-15
- Deprecation announced
- —
- Recommended replacement
- None listed by provider
- Type
- audio
- Price change
- Not published by provider
- Source
- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/openai/concepts/model-retirement-schedule
- Last checked
- 2026-10-16
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