Speech-to-Text (Transcription) Cost Calculator
Estimate AI transcription cost by minutes of audio.
Results update automatically as you type.
Result
$900.00/month
5,000 minutes/day transcribed
- Rate
- $0.006/min
- Per day
- $30.00
- Per month
- $900.00
Estimate the cost of AI transcription (Whisper / GPT-4o Transcribe). Billing is per minute of audio — about $0.006/min standard or $0.003/min for the mini model. Set your volume to see monthly cost.
How this is calculated
This calculator uses the media formulas described in our methodology. All figures are estimates for planning; verify current pricing with each provider before relying on them.
Worked example (defaults)
With the default inputs above, here is the result:
Result
$900.00/month
5,000 minutes/day transcribed
- Rate
- $0.006/min
- Per day
- $30.00
- Per month
- $900.00
Frequently asked questions
How much does transcription cost?+
About $0.006 per minute ($0.36/hour) for Whisper and GPT-4o Transcribe, or $0.003/min for the mini model. There are no volume discounts on the flat rate.