GPT-Live-Transcribe
Released with gpt-transcribe (file transcription, $0.0045/min) on 2026-07-28 per the changelog. Languages and latency figures not published on the docs page.
- Input
- audio, text
- Output
- text
- License
- proprietary
- Pricing
- per minute: $0.017 (per minute of realtime audio (USD)) source
- Verified
- 2026-09-29
How to call it
| Provider | Model id | Endpoint / URL | Docs |
|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAI API | gpt-live-transcribe | v1/realtime/transcription_sessions (Realtime transcription session over WebSocket/WebRTC) | docs |
Notable capabilities (2)
- Low-latency streaming transcription with context hints: Streams transcript deltas with tunable latency and accepts unstructured context, keyword hints and multiple language hints. source
- Recommended replacement for Whisper streaming use (found after launch): Named (with gpt-transcribe) as the replacement for whisper-1 and gpt-4o-(mini-)transcribe(-diarize), which shut down 2027-02-26. source
Streaming sibling of gpt-transcribe for captions, voice agents and meeting notes.
Sources:
Timeline entry
- OpenAI releases GPT-Transcribe and GPT-Live-Transcribe, then deprecates Whisper API ★★★
On 2026-07-28 OpenAI released gpt-transcribe (file transcription, $0.0045/min) and gpt-live-transcribe (low-latency streaming, $0.017/min), both accepting context, keyword and language hints. On 2026-08-26 it deprecated whisper-1 and the gpt-4o(-mini)-transcribe(-diarize) models, with shutdown on…
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