Using GPT-4o Mini Transcribe on OpenAI API
Implementation guide · OpenAI Transcribe · OpenAI
OpenAI API exposes GPT-4o Mini Transcribe through model ID gpt-4o-mini-transcribe. Use the setup steps, sourced pricing, capabilities, and official provider links below to validate this route before deployment.
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Quick Start
- 1
- 2Use the OpenAI API SDK or REST API to call
gpt-4o-mini-transcribe— see the documentation for request format. - 3
Code Examples
pip install openaiOPENAI_API_KEYgpt-4o-mini-transcribeUse the model slug directly, e.g. "gpt-4o" or "gpt-4.1-mini".
import os
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI() # reads OPENAI_API_KEY from env
response = client.chat.completions.create(
model="gpt-4o-mini-transcribe",
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}]
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)Pricing on OpenAI API
| Type | Price (per 1M) |
|---|---|
| Output tokens | $5.00 |
| Audio input | $1.25 |
Capabilities
About GPT-4o Mini Transcribe
GPT-4o Mini Transcribe is OpenAI's cost-efficient speech-to-text model based on GPT-4o mini, released March 20, 2025. Offers substantially better accuracy than Whisper at roughly half the price of gpt-4o-transcribe. Supports batch, Realtime transcription, and Assistants endpoints. Input: $1.25/1M audio tokens. Output: $5.00/1M text tokens. Practical: ~$0.003/min. API ID: gpt-4o-mini-transcribe.