Side by side
Standard-tier prices in effect today. The better value in each row is highlighted.
| Fact | Gemini 3.8 Live | GPT Transcribe |
|---|---|---|
| Price per audio minute | $0.005 | $0.0045 (better) |
| Artificial Analysis AA-WER v2 | Not measured | 3.31 % WER (#5 of 6) |
| Provider | OpenAI | |
| Release date | September 15, 2026 | July 28, 2026 |
| Access | API only | API only |
| Context window | Not reported | Not reported |
| Max output | Not reported | Not reported |
| Input | text, audio | audio, text |
| Output | text, audio | text |
When to choose each
Gemini 3.8 Live
Best for
- Customer-facing voice agents that need natural turn-taking
Watch out for
- Audio is billed per token; the per-minute figures are Google's equivalents ($0.005 input, $0.018 output)
- No independent voice benchmark is recorded here
GPT Transcribe
Best for
- Transcribing recorded audio files
Watch out for
- Live microphone audio goes to a separate model, gpt-live-transcribe, at $0.017 per minute
- OpenAI's model page does not mention speaker diarization
Gemini 3.8 Live vs GPT Transcribe FAQ
Which is cheaper, Gemini 3.8 Live or GPT Transcribe?
GPT Transcribe is 10% cheaper per audio minute than Gemini 3.8 Live, $0.0045 vs $0.005.
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Production evaluation
Choosing between Gemini 3.8 Live and GPT Transcribe?
Public benchmarks narrow the shortlist. We run both on your own tasks, data and cost limits, then build the routing and review controls to run the winner in production.
- A head-to-head evaluation on your real workload
- Routing between models by cost and difficulty