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OpenAI Realtime Whisper transcription

Streaming gpt-realtime-whisper list rate of $0.017 per minute — higher than batch Whisper for live agents.

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List prices are stored in US dollars. Conversions use the units-per-dollar exchange-rate snapshot last checked 2026-07-31

Published unit price
$0.017
Estimated cost
$17.00

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Cost by usage volume

The table includes intermediate steps such as 25, 50, and 250 units, so you can inspect growth between large round-number bands.

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

Cost profile

  • 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.

About OpenAI

OpenAI API models for chat, reasoning, coding, and multimodal work. The OpenAI Realtime Whisper transcription page covers this meter in detail; the OpenAI hub gathers the rest of the lineup with a pricing table, list-rate ranges, and calculators side by side.

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This calculator applies the published unit rate linearly. Included quotas, tiered prices, minimum commitments, regional charges, and other billing components may change the actual total.

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