---
title: "OpenAI Transcription API — Variants, pricing & model skill"
url: "https://runapi.ai/models/openai-transcription.md"
canonical: "https://runapi.ai/models/openai-transcription.md"
locale: "en"
model: "OpenAI Transcription"
provider: "OpenAI"
modality: "audio_music"
variant_count: 2
price_from_cents: 2
---

# OpenAI Transcription API

OpenAI-compatible audio transcription API access for speech-to-text with Whisper-1 and GPT Transcribe.

**Provider:** OpenAI
**Modality:** Audio & Music
**Catalog:** 2 variants

OpenAI Transcription converts uploaded audio files into text through a synchronous multipart endpoint. Whisper-1 supports subtitle and timestamp output, while GPT Transcribe supports keyword and language hints for multilingual audio.

## Variants

| Version | Variant | Pricing | Billing | URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| gpt-transcribe | `gpt-transcribe` | $0.020 | minute | https://runapi.ai/models/openai-transcription/gpt-transcribe.md |
| whisper-1 | `whisper-1` | $0.020 | minute | https://runapi.ai/models/openai-transcription/whisper-1.md |


## Install the skill

```sh
npx skills add runapi-ai/openai-transcription -g
```

The skill gives your coding tool the model docs, schemas, pricing notes, and setup steps needed to add OpenAI Transcription features to an application.

## Context

OpenAI Transcription provides speech-to-text models for meeting notes, captions, searchable media, and multilingual transcripts. Both variants use the OpenAI-compatible audio transcription request shape.

## FAQ

### Which variant should I start with?

Pick the cheapest variant that meets your quality bar. Most teams start on the fast variant and graduate to pro for production.

### Is there a free tier?

New accounts get free first calls on every model. After that, pay per call.

### Do you stream results?

Where streaming is available, RunAPI streams end-to-end.

### How are failures billed?

Failed generations are not charged.

### Are outputs cached?

Generated outputs are stored and retrievable by task ID. Inputs are not cached.

### Can I use commercially?

Yes — commercial use is included for every variant unless a model license explicitly restricts it, which is called out on the variant page.

### What about rate limits?

Per-key rate limits scale with usage tier. See pricing page for current limits.

### Where can I report issues?

Open an issue on the public GitHub repo or email support.