OpenAI
OpenAI Realtime Whisper transcription usage cost
Streaming gpt-realtime-whisper list rate of $0.017 per minute — higher than batch Whisper for live agents.
Estimate cost
- Published unit price
- $0.017
- Estimated cost
- $17.00
Project monthly volume
- Estimated daily cost
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- Estimated monthly cost
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Cost at different volumes
Cost of OpenAI Realtime Whisper transcription from light use to heavy use. The middle rows are there so you are not jumping from 10 to 100 with nothing in between.
| Usage volume | Estimated cost |
|---|---|
| 1 | $0.017 |
| 10 | $0.17 |
| 25 | $0.425 |
| 50 | $0.85 |
| 100 | $1.70 |
| 250 | $4.25 |
| 500 | $8.50 |
| 1,000 | $17.00 |
| 2,500 | $42.50 |
| 5,000 | $85.00 |
| 10,000 | $170.00 |
| 25,000 | $425.00 |
| 50,000 | $850.00 |
| 100,000 | $1,700.00 |
| 250,000 | $4,250.00 |
| 500,000 | $8,500.00 |
| 1,000,000 | $17,000.00 |
| 5,000,000 | $85,000.00 |
| 10,000,000 | $170,000.00 |
At these rates
- The published rate is $0.017 per audio minute.
- One thousand units cost $17.00; 100,000 units cost $1,700.00 before allowances, tiers, or other billing components.
- A $100 budget covers about 5,882 units at this linear rate.
The calculator applies the published unit rate in a straight line. Included quotas, tiers, minimums, regional charges, and other billing lines can change the total.