audio model comparison

Gemini 3.1 Flash Live Preview vs Gemini 3.5 Transcribe

Gemini 3.1 Flash Live Preview and Gemini 3.5 Transcribe are both current audio models, from Google. Both cost $0.005 per audio minute.

Data verified October 13, 2026 · Dataset 2026-10-13

Side by side

Standard-tier prices in effect today. The better value in each row is highlighted.

Fact	Gemini 3.1 Flash Live Preview	Gemini 3.5 Transcribe
Price per audio minute	$0.005	$0.005
Artificial Analysis AA-WER v2	Not measured	2.6 % WER (#4 of 6)
Provider	Google	Google
Release date	March 26, 2026	August 26, 2026
Access	API only	API only
Context window	131,072 tokens	Not reported
Max output	65,536 tokens	Not reported
Input	text, image, audio, video	audio
Output	text, audio	text

Scores:Artificial Analysis · 2026-10-13

When to choose each

Gemini 3.1 Flash Live Preview

Best for

Realtime voice applications with multimodal context

Watch out for

This preview endpoint may change before becoming stable and has input prices that vary by modality

Full Gemini 3.1 Flash Live Preview profile

Gemini 3.5 Transcribe

Best for

Batch transcription with speaker labels
Multilingual meeting and call transcripts

Watch out for

One hour of audio per request, or 30 minutes with diarization or timestamps
Custom vocabulary cannot be combined with diarization or timestamps, and there is no Batch API

Full Gemini 3.5 Transcribe profile

Gemini 3.1 Flash Live Preview vs Gemini 3.5 Transcribe FAQ

Which is cheaper, Gemini 3.1 Flash Live Preview or Gemini 3.5 Transcribe?

Both cost $0.005 per audio minute.

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