Open AI TTS (FM) & STT (whisper) is randomly failing (timing-out or very high latency) for 1% of cases

· Community Openai · Sept. 17, 2026, 9:49 p.m.
tts openai stt Latency Issues
Summary
The blog post discusses a technical issue where OpenAI's text-to-speech and speech-to-text services are failing for a small percentage of cases, with suggestions to try an older model and contact support for further assistance.
Read full post on community.openai.com →
AUTHOR
Advertise
Sponsor diff.blog
Put your product in front of developers who read and write about their craft. One exclusive sponsor at a time.
Become a sponsor →