gpt-4o-transcribe availability within EU data zone

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gpt-4o-transcribe availability within EU data zone

Jurriaan 35

We are avid users of the OpenAI whisper service but we would love to use the new better gpt-4o-transcribe and its mini variant for its better and less resource intensive transcription. These models are unfortunately only available in global standard which is hosted it seems in eastus2. For us it is essential that our data does not leave the EU. Will this model also be released within a EU region soon?

Saideep Anchuri 9,545 Reputation points Moderator

2025-04-17T15:52:03.43+00:00

Hi Jurriaan

The availability of the gpt-4o-transcribe and gpt-4o-mini-transcribe models is currently limited to the global standard deployment option, which is hosted in regions like East US 2. The context does not provide specific information regarding future releases of these models in EU regions. You can keep an eye on the Azure OpenAI Service release notes for updates on What's new page will be updated accordingly with more details.

Kindly refer below link: model-summary-table-and-region-availability

Thank You.
Saideep Anchuri 9,545 Reputation points Moderator

2025-04-18T16:23:47.06+00:00

Hi Jurriaan

Following up to see if the above answer was helpful.

Thank You.
Saideep Anchuri 9,545 Reputation points Moderator

2025-04-21T15:14:10.7566667+00:00

Hi Jurriaan

We haven’t heard from you on the last response and was just checking back to see if you have a resolution yet.

Thank You.
Jurriaan 35 Reputation points

2025-04-22T08:00:13.14+00:00

Well thank you for the response. But this is not helpful for me. The model is currently unusable to us while it is not hosted in the EU. I hope my request is transferred to the product team so they know there is a need here.
Saideep Anchuri 9,545 Reputation points Moderator

2025-04-22T11:06:47.0366667+00:00

Hi Jurriaan

Glad to hear that the issue has been resolved.As an Original Poster(you) cannot accept his own answer. Can I repost your answer so that you will be able to accept the answer. Doing so will assist other community members facing similar situations in finding the right solution. Your feedback is highly valuable to us. Thank you!
Manuel Mol 5 Reputation points

2025-06-19T12:53:42.3033333+00:00

We would also love to use the new models, but they are only available to use as global standard in Sweden. Is it possible to use the models where all the data is kept inside the EU (Data zone standard)? Is there any timeline for 4o-mini-transcribe hosted as Data zone standard?
Bert Christiaens 5 Reputation points

2025-09-11T14:58:53.9966667+00:00

I also have a need for GPT-4o-transcribe within the european data region.

You posted "Solution: The issue is resolved. That you see now that 4o-transcribe is available in Sweden.".

However when I look at the AI Foundry documentation, it's available in Sweden-Central, but only under a Global Standard setting. This means that the data can be routed outside of Europe, which is not allowed compliance wise etc for my client and use case.

Is there a plan of hosting the transcribe models in a European region (eg Swec) via Data Zone Standard or Standard?
Matti 0 Reputation points

2025-11-04T15:40:46.3566667+00:00

Same here. Would like to run gpt-4o-transcribe in Sweden Central and not Global standard. @Saideep Anchuri Why is this issue marked as resolved? Any estimate when we might see this available?

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Saideep Anchuri 9,545 Reputation points Moderator

2025-04-17T15:52:03.43+00:00

Hi Jurriaan

The availability of the gpt-4o-transcribe and gpt-4o-mini-transcribe models is currently limited to the global standard deployment option, which is hosted in regions like East US 2. The context does not provide specific information regarding future releases of these models in EU regions. You can keep an eye on the Azure OpenAI Service release notes for updates on What's new page will be updated accordingly with more details.

Kindly refer below link: model-summary-table-and-region-availability

Thank You.
Saideep Anchuri 9,545 Reputation points Moderator

2025-04-18T16:23:47.06+00:00

Hi Jurriaan

Following up to see if the above answer was helpful.

Thank You.
Saideep Anchuri 9,545 Reputation points Moderator

2025-04-21T15:14:10.7566667+00:00

Hi Jurriaan

We haven’t heard from you on the last response and was just checking back to see if you have a resolution yet.

Thank You.
Jurriaan 35 Reputation points

2025-04-22T08:00:13.14+00:00

Well thank you for the response. But this is not helpful for me. The model is currently unusable to us while it is not hosted in the EU. I hope my request is transferred to the product team so they know there is a need here.
Saideep Anchuri 9,545 Reputation points Moderator

2025-04-22T11:06:47.0366667+00:00

Hi Jurriaan

Glad to hear that the issue has been resolved.As an Original Poster(you) cannot accept his own answer. Can I repost your answer so that you will be able to accept the answer. Doing so will assist other community members facing similar situations in finding the right solution. Your feedback is highly valuable to us. Thank you!
Manuel Mol 5 Reputation points

2025-06-19T12:53:42.3033333+00:00

We would also love to use the new models, but they are only available to use as global standard in Sweden. Is it possible to use the models where all the data is kept inside the EU (Data zone standard)? Is there any timeline for 4o-mini-transcribe hosted as Data zone standard?
Bert Christiaens 5 Reputation points

2025-09-11T14:58:53.9966667+00:00

I also have a need for GPT-4o-transcribe within the european data region.

You posted "Solution: The issue is resolved. That you see now that 4o-transcribe is available in Sweden.".

However when I look at the AI Foundry documentation, it's available in Sweden-Central, but only under a Global Standard setting. This means that the data can be routed outside of Europe, which is not allowed compliance wise etc for my client and use case.

Is there a plan of hosting the transcribe models in a European region (eg Swec) via Data Zone Standard or Standard?
Matti 0 Reputation points

2025-11-04T15:40:46.3566667+00:00

Same here. Would like to run gpt-4o-transcribe in Sweden Central and not Global standard. @Saideep Anchuri Why is this issue marked as resolved? Any estimate when we might see this available?

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Hi Jurriaan

I'm glad that you were able to resolve your issue and thank you for posting your solution so that others experiencing the same thing can easily reference this! Since the Microsoft Q&A community has a policy that "The question author cannot accept their own answer. They can only accept answers by others ", I'll repost your solution in case you'd like to accept the answer.

Ask: gpt-4o-transcribe availability within EU data zone

Solution: The issue is resolved. That you see now that 4o-transcribe is available in Sweden.

If I missed anything please let me know and I'd be happy to add it to my answer, or feel free to comment below with any additional information.

If you have any other questions, please let me know. Thank you again for your time and patience throughout this issue.

Please don’t forget to Accept Answer and Yes for "was this answer helpful" wherever the information provided helps you, this can be beneficial to other community members.

Thank You.

Jurriaan 35 Reputation points

2025-04-22T09:25:07.4066667+00:00

I see now that 4o-transcribe is available in Sweden. Thanks!

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Bert Christiaens 5

@saideep anchuri

I also have a need for GPT-4o-transcribe within the european data region.

You posted "Solution: The issue is resolved. That you see now that 4o-transcribe is available in Sweden.".

However when I look at the AI Foundry documentation, it's available in Sweden-Central, but only under a Global Standard setting. This means that the data can be routed outside of Europe, which is not allowed compliance wise etc for my client and use case.

Is there a plan of hosting the transcribe models in a European region (eg Swec) via Data Zone Standard or Standard?

Manas Mohanty 16,755 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2025-09-26T06:28:35.9466667+00:00

Bert Christiaens

No ETA for enlisting GPT-4o-transcribe models in Data zone Standard

You can post here in feedback forum for this feature request.

Please stay tuned to What's new page for updates.

Thank you

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