OpenAI API exposes GPT-4o Transcribe through model ID gpt-4o-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-transcribe— see the documentation for request format. - 3
Code Examples
Install
pip install openaiAPI key
OPENAI_API_KEYModel ID
gpt-4o-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-transcribe",
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}]
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)Pricing on OpenAI API
| Type | Price (per 1M) |
|---|---|
| Output tokens | $10.00 |
| Audio input | $2.50 |
Capabilities
MultimodalBatch APIAudio
About GPT-4o Transcribe
GPT-4o Transcribe is OpenAI's flagship speech-to-text model based on GPT-4o, released March 20, 2025. Delivers substantially better word error rates than Whisper — especially for accented speech, background noise, and variable speaking rates. Supports batch, streaming (Realtime API), and Assistants endpoints. Input: $2.50/1M audio tokens. Output: $10.00/1M text tokens. Practical: ~$0.006/min. API ID: gpt-4o-transcribe.
Model Specs
Released2025-03-20
Context16k
ArchitectureDecoder Only
Knowledge cutoff2024-09