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  "path": "/t/significant-slowdown-in-whisper-and-gpt-4o-transcribe-apis-since-may-2026/1380394#post_1",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-06T12:59:43.000Z",
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  "textContent": "Hi everyone,\n\nI’ve been using the OpenAI transcription models (whisper-1, gpt-4o-transcribe, and gpt-4o-mini-transcribe) in a production environment for about a year without any major issues.\n\nHowever, since around the beginning of this week (approx. May 4–6, 2026), I’ve noticed a significant and consistent slowdown across all transcription models. Processing times have roughly doubled compared to what I was experiencing before.\n\nThis issue affects:\n\n  * whisper-1\n\n  * gpt-4o-transcribe\n\n  * gpt-4o-mini-transcribe\n\n\n\n\nThe slowdown is not limited to a specific file or request. It appears to be consistent across different audio inputs and persists over multiple days.\n\nImportant notes:\n\n  * No changes were made to my code or infrastructure\n\n  * The same audio files that were previously processed quickly are now much slower\n\n  * The issue occurs consistently, not just intermittently\n\n\n\n\nThis is currently impacting a production workflow, so the increased latency is becoming a serious problem.\n\nI wanted to ask:\n\n  * Is anyone else experiencing similar performance issues?\n\n  * Are there any known infrastructure changes, regional slowdowns, or ongoing incidents affecting transcription services?\n\n  * Has anything changed recently regarding model prioritization or performance?\n\n\n\n\nAny insights would be greatly appreciated.\n\nThanks in advance.",
  "title": "Significant Slowdown in Whisper and GPT-4o Transcribe APIs (since May 2026)"
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