AI transcription API pricing (per 1 hour of audio)
Of 4 services that publish a rate per 1 hour of audio, the lowest is Whisper API(OpenAI) and Amazon Transcribe at $0.36 and the highest is Azure Speech to Text at $1.
Prices are from each vendor's official pricing page, checked on . This page has no affiliate links.
| Rank | Service | Rate | Model or condition | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whisper API(OpenAI) | $0.36 | whisper-1: $0.006 per minute = $0.36 per hour. gpt-4o-transcribe: $0.006 per minute. gpt-4o-mini-transcribe: $0.003 per minute = $0.18 per hour. | Source |
| 2 | Amazon Transcribe | $0.36 | Batch (US East): $0.006 per minute = $0.36 per hour. Streaming: $0.01 per minute = $0.60 per hour. | Source |
| 3 | Google Cloud Speech-to-Text | $0.96 | V2 Standard recognition, 0 to 500,000 min/month: $0.016 per minute = $0.96 per hour. V1: $0.016 per minute with data logging, $0.024 without, after 60 free minutes. | Source |
| 4 | Azure Speech to Text | $1 | S1 Speech To Text (East US, standard): $1.00 per hour. Fast Transcription: $0.36 per hour. | Source |
Each rate is for the model or condition in the "Model or condition" column. Rates for other models are on each service's page. Cloud APIs charge only for usage beyond the free tier.
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