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GPT-4o Mini Transcribe Released 2025-03-20

OpenAI transcription
Input$1.25/M
Output$5/M
Context16K
Knowledge cutoff2024-06

Provider list prices: no platform markup, pay-as-you-go. These are official list prices. Logged-in customers may see effective prices including workspace discounts on /console/pricing.

Use GPT-4o Mini Transcribe in 30 seconds

OpenAI-compatible: swap the base_url, keep your SDK. POST /v1/audio/transcriptions

from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    base_url="https://synthorai.io/v1",
    api_key="sk-syn-...",
)

resp = client.audio.transcriptions.create(
    model="gpt-4o-mini-transcribe",
    file=open("meeting.mp3", "rb"),
    language="en",
)
print(resp.text)

About GPT-4o Mini Transcribe

Improved word error rate over original Whisper
Half the premium tier's audio-input rate
16K context with up to 2K output

GPT-4o Mini Transcribe is a speech-to-text model powered by GPT-4o mini, offering improvements to word error rate and better language recognition and accuracy compared with the original Whisper models.

  • It is the cost-effective option in OpenAI's transcription lineup, priced at half of GPT-4o Transcribe's audio-input rate, with a 16K-token context window and up to 2K output tokens per request.
  • It suits high-volume transcription pipelines where accuracy still matters.
  • Synthorai handles it through the OpenAI-compatible audio transcription endpoint.

Specs & limits

Max output (vendor spec)2,000
Modalitiesaudio + text → text
Featuresstreaming · realtime
Audio limitsmp3/mp4/mpeg/mpga/m4a/wav/webm, up to 25MB; streaming transcription supported; json/text output only; no word timestamps or diarization
NotableCost-efficient tier of GPT-4o transcription.

per OpenAI official docs ↗

FAQ

Is the GPT-4o Mini Transcribe API free to try?

Yes: new accounts get 10 trial calls and up to $1 in free credit, no card required. That's enough to try GPT-4o Mini Transcribe against your real workload before adding a payment method.

What is GPT-4o Mini Transcribe best at?

Improved word error rate over original Whisper, plus half the premium tier's audio-input rate and 16K context with up to 2K output. See the About section for the full picture from the vendor's own release notes.

How much does GPT-4o Mini Transcribe cost?

GPT-4o Mini Transcribe costs $1.25 per million input tokens and $5 per million output tokens on Synthorai. That is the provider's list price, with no platform markup.

Which languages does GPT-4o Mini Transcribe support?

On Synthorai you call GPT-4o Mini Transcribe through POST /v1/audio/transcriptions, the OpenAI transcription API shape. Official language list →

How do I get access to GPT-4o Mini Transcribe?

Point your existing OpenAI SDK at base_url="https://synthorai.io/v1", set model="gpt-4o-mini-transcribe", and you're done. One API key covers every model on the gateway.

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