GPT Live Transcribe

Low-latency speech-to-text model for realtime transcription

GPT Live Transcribe is OpenAI’s streaming speech-to-text model for low-latency realtime transcription from live audio, producing text output and supporting tunable latency, context prompts, keyword hints, and multiple language hints.

Pricing

Official site · Jul 29, 2026, 7:30 AM

Per minute

$0.017

Listed as gpt-live-transcribe, Live transcription, estimated cost/output cost $0.017 per minute.

OpenAI's official API pricing page lists the exact model id gpt-live-transcribe under transcription/live transcription pricing at $0.017 per minute. The official realtime transcription guide confirms gpt-live-transcribe is the recommended live transcription model.

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Benchmarkable

Yes

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releasePRIMARY2026-07-28

OpenAI releases GPT-Transcribe API at 3.31% AA-WER and $4.50 per 1,000 minutes

OpenAI released GPT-Live-Transcribe and GPT-Transcribe in the API for streaming and offline speech recognition. The launch adds context prompts, keywords, language hints, and WER gains, with Artificial Analysis reporting GPT-Transcribe at 3.31% AA-WER and $4.50 per 1,000 audio minutes.