OpenAI: GPT-4o Mini Transcribe

GPT-4o Mini Transcribe is OpenAI's compact speech-to-text model, built on the audio capabilities of GPT-4o Mini and released 2026-05. It is designed for high-volume transcription workflows where token-level billing and lower cost matter more than maximum accuracy.

Modalities
inAudiooutText
Price−70%
$0.38/ 1M in
Context
128K
Released
May 1, 2026

Channels

Every channel serves the same model, but they differ in price and stability. On each API key in the Platform, you pick a primary and a backup channel per vendor, and each billing line shows which channel served the request.

Provider
Discount
Input /M
Cache read /M
Codexcheap
−70%
$0.38
—
Defaultstable
−30%
$0.88
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Quick start

POST /v1/audio/transcriptions
import os
from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    base_url="https://api.mirapi.ai/v1",   # changed
    api_key=os.environ["MIRAPI_API_KEY"],   # changed
)

resp = client.audio.transcriptions.create(
    model="gpt-4o-mini-transcribe",
    file=open("audio.mp3", "rb"),
)
# resp.text
Wire GPT-4o Mini Transcribe into your product

1M free tokens to start, no card required. It’s OpenAI-compatible, so you only change the base URL.

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