# GPT-Live-Transcribe

OpenAI, released 2026-07-28

**Verdict: recommended.** OpenAI's low-latency streaming speech-to-text model delivers live transcript deltas at $0.017/min with tunable latency and context-aware transcription. It improves on gpt-realtime-whisper's error rate and supports real-time keyword hints, language hints, and mid-session configuration updates via WebSocket or WebRTC. The tradeoff: ~3.8x the cost of batch GPT-Transcribe, and no diarization, word timestamps, or confidence scores. Best for live captioning, meeting assistants, and voice agents where sub-second transcript display matters more than per-minute cost. Last verified 2026-07-29.

## Pricing

- Input: $0.017 / minute
- Output: N/A
- Context: Per-minute realtime audio billing

## Strengths

- Low-latency streaming transcription with tunable delay from minimal to xhigh for live captioning and voice agents
- Context-aware transcription via prompts, keywords, and language hints configurable mid-session
- Improved error rate over predecessor gpt-realtime-whisper for production voice applications
- Seamless WebRTC and WebSocket integration for browser and server-side audio pipelines
- Batch or offline file transcription where latency is irrelevant — use gpt-transcribe at 3.8x lower cost
- Applications requiring speaker diarization, word-level timestamps, or confidence scores
- Post-commit turn transcription with language detection — use gpt-transcribe in Realtime sessions instead

## Sources

- [OpenAI API — Realtime Transcription Guide](https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/guides/realtime-transcription)
- [OpenAI API — GPT Live Transcribe Model Page](https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/models/gpt-live-transcribe)
- [OpenAI Developers on X: GPT-Transcribe + GPT-Live-Transcribe announcement](https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2082201169443905798)
- [Artificial Analysis on X: GPT Transcribe benchmarks](https://x.com/ArtificialAnlys/status/2082285338509418727)
- [GIGAZINE — GPT Transcribe / GPT Live Transcribe Release Coverage](https://gigazine.net/news/20260729-gpt-live-transcribe/)
- [OpenAI API pricing page (transcription models)](https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/pricing)
- [OpenAI Blog — Advancing Voice Intelligence with New Models in the API](https://openai.com/index/advancing-voice-intelligence-with-new-models-in-the-api/)

Canonical: https://neomanex.com/models/gpt-live-transcribe