diff --git a/openai_stt/stt.py b/openai_stt/stt.py
index 146055ae4d586d0f6eba398f1585711470266560..2c8e44e4fa5480e1dc9d16c6efc2e2eab4e109c3 100644
--- a/openai_stt/stt.py
+++ b/openai_stt/stt.py
@@ -25,13 +25,15 @@ _LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 CONF_API_KEY = "api_key"
 CONF_BASE_URL = "base_url"
+CONF_MODEL = "model"
 CONF_LANG = "language"
 
 PLATFORM_SCHEMA = cv.PLATFORM_SCHEMA.extend(
     {
         vol.Required(CONF_API_KEY): cv.string,
         vol.Optional(CONF_BASE_URL, default="https://api.openai.com/v1/audio/transcriptions"): cv.string,
-        vol.Optional(CONF_LANG, default="en-US"): cv.string,
+        vol.Optional(CONF_MODEL, default="whisper-1"): cv.string,
+        vol.Optional(CONF_LANG, default="en"): cv.string,
     }
 )
 
@@ -40,18 +42,20 @@ async def async_get_engine(hass, config, discovery_info=None):
     """Set up Whisper API STT speech component."""
     api_key = config.get(CONF_API_KEY)
     base_url = config.get(CONF_BASE_URL)
+    model = config.get(CONF_MODEL)
     lang = config.get(CONF_LANG)
-    return OpenAISTTProvider(hass, api_key, base_url, lang)
+    return OpenAISTTProvider(hass, api_key, base_url, model, lang)
 
 
 class OpenAISTTProvider(Provider):
     """The Whisper API STT provider."""
 
-    def __init__(self, hass, api_key, base_url, lang):
+    def __init__(self, hass, api_key, base_url, model, lang):
         """Initialize Whisper API STT provider."""
         self.hass = hass
         self._api_key = api_key
         self._base_url = base_url
+        self._model = model
         self._language = lang
 
     @property
@@ -119,7 +123,7 @@ class OpenAISTTProvider(Provider):
                 content_type="audio/wav",
             )
             form.add_field("language", metadata.language)
-            form.add_field("model", "whisper-1")
+            form.add_field("model", self._model)
 
             async with aiohttp.ClientSession() as session:
                 async with session.post(