---
title: "LiteLLM v1.106.8 fixes transcription cost for some FLAC files"
url: "/release_notes/v1.106.8/v1-106-8"
canonical_url: "https://docs.litellm.ai/release_notes/v1.106.8/v1-106-8"
type: "release-notes"
last_updated: "2026-11-10"
summary: "Transcription cost is correct for FLAC files without a sample count, and per-second transcriptions bill the usage.seconds that the provider reports."
related:
  - "/release_notes/v1.107.0rc1/v1-107-0-rc-1"
  - "/release_notes/v1.106.7/v1-106-7"
---
# LiteLLM v1.106.8 fixes transcription cost for some FLAC files

> Index of all LiteLLM docs: https://docs.litellm.ai/llms.txt

## Deploy this version

**Docker**

```bash
docker run \
-e LITELLM_MASTER_KEY=sk-<paste-a-long-random-key> \
-e DATABASE_URL=postgresql://<user>:<password>@<host>:5432/<dbname> \
-e STORE_MODEL_IN_DB=True \
-p 4000:4000 \
docker.litellm.ai/berriai/litellm:1.106.8
```

**Pip**

```bash
pip install litellm==1.106.8
```

This release is published as [`ghcr.io/berriai/litellm:v1.106.8`](https://github.com/BerriAI/litellm/pkgs/container/litellm). See the [GitHub release](https://github.com/BerriAI/litellm/releases/tag/v1.106.8) and the full [releases page](https://github.com/BerriAI/litellm/releases).

`v1.106.8` is a patch release on top of [`v1.106.7`](/release_notes/v1.106.7/v1-106-7). There are no new database migrations. The `v1.106.8` tag points at [`3b9baf4`](https://github.com/BerriAI/litellm/commit/3b9baf435ebb668efacf0062f991cc00106f89a2).

### What's Changed

- **Cost tracking and pricing:** Fixed incorrect transcription cost for some FLAC files, which could push a key over its budget - [PR #50842](https://github.com/BerriAI/litellm/pull/50842)
- **Cost tracking and pricing:** Changed per-second transcriptions to bill the `usage.seconds` the provider reports instead of the measured length - [PR #50727](https://github.com/BerriAI/litellm/pull/50727)

The changes and the version bump are backported in [PR #50861](https://github.com/BerriAI/litellm/pull/50861).

## Full Changelog

https://github.com/BerriAI/litellm/compare/v1.106.7...v1.106.8

## Related pages

- [v1.107.0rc1](https://docs.litellm.ai/release_notes/v1.107.0rc1/v1-107-0-rc-1.md)
- [v1.106.7](https://docs.litellm.ai/release_notes/v1.106.7/v1-106-7.md)