GPT-4o Transcribe benchmarks, pricing and specs
GPT-4o Transcribe is an OpenAI model with no published release date that takes text and audio input and produces text. It costs $2.50 per 1M input tokens and accepts up to 16,000 tokens of context.
- Per 1M input tokens
- $2.50
- Context window
- 16K
Data verified August 10, 2026 · Dataset 2026-10-12
Key facts
- Provider
- OpenAI
- Model family
- GPT Transcribe
- Release date
- Not reported
- Status
- Current
- Access
- API only
- API model id
- Not reported
- Context window
- 16,000 tokens
- Max output
- 2,000 tokens
- Input
- text, audio
- Output
- text
- Task families
- audio
- Declared capabilities
- speech to text
GPT-4o Transcribe pricing
It is the #3 most expensive of 8 current audio models priced per 1M input tokens.
Independent benchmark results
Scores come from independent evaluators that ran the model themselves, pinned to a dated snapshot. Rank is among current models in the same snapshot. OpenAI's own launch figures are listed under strengths with the publisher named, because they are not measured the same way.
No independent benchmark has published a result for GPT-4o Transcribe yet. It is still compared below on price, context and capabilities.
Strengths, cautions and best uses
Strengths
- OpenAI documents speech-to-text with improved word error rate over Whisper
Cautions
- No exact compatible public benchmark snapshot is recorded
Best for
- Speech transcription
Alternatives to GPT-4o Transcribe
The closest current audiomodels by price. The cheapest model that scores as well or better is listed first; failing that, the cheapest one within 3% of the benchmark's scale.
gpt-audio-1.5
- Same price per 1M input tokens, $2.50
- 128K context window vs 16K
Gemini 3.5 Live Translate Preview
- 40% more per 1M input tokens, $3.50 vs $2.50
- 131K context window vs 16K
- From Google
GPT-Realtime-1.5
- 60% more per 1M input tokens, $4 vs $2.50
- 32K context window vs 16K
Gemini 3.1 Flash TTS Preview
- 60% cheaper per 1M input tokens, $1 vs $2.50
- From Google
GPT-4o Transcribe FAQ
How much does GPT-4o Transcribe cost?
GPT-4o Transcribe costs $2.50 per 1M input tokens at the standard tier. It is the #3 most expensive of 8 current audio models priced per 1M input tokens. Source: OpenAI, verified August 10, 2026.
What is the context window of GPT-4o Transcribe?
GPT-4o Transcribe accepts up to 16,000 tokens of context. It can return up to 2,000 tokens in one response. That ranks #6 of 7 current audio models by context length.
Is GPT-4o Transcribe open source or API only?
GPT-4o Transcribe is available through OpenAI's API only; its weights are not published.
What are the best alternatives to GPT-4o Transcribe?
The closest current alternatives by price and measured performance are gpt-audio-1.5 (same price per 1M input tokens, $2.50), Gemini 3.5 Live Translate Preview (40% more per 1M input tokens, $3.50 vs $2.50), GPT-Realtime-1.5 (60% more per 1M input tokens, $4 vs $2.50) and Gemini 3.1 Flash TTS Preview (60% cheaper per 1M input tokens, $1 vs $2.50).
Sources
- GPT-4o Transcribe model · OpenAI · official · verified August 10, 2026
Cite this page
Van Data Team. "GPT-4o Transcribe Benchmarks, Pricing and Specs." AI Model Benchmark Dataset 2026-10-12. https://vandatateam.com/ai-model-benchmarks/gpt-4o-transcribe
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