GPT-4o Transcribe
openai The API that serves this model and sets the prices shown here. gpt-4o-transcribe The model identifier to send in API requests. LLM Generates text from a prompt, so it can be compared with other LLMs on price and capability. Large The most capable general-purpose tier of a model family. Retiring Feb 26, 2027 This model is scheduled to retire on this date.Provider: OpenAI
Deprecated on 2026-08-26. Scheduled for shutdown February 26, 2027. Replacement: gpt-live-transcribe or gpt-transcribe.
Sticker prices & cost-per-token
List rates as published by OpenAI, before any volume or enterprise discounts.
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| Effective | Price |
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| Sep 14, 2026 – present |
Input cost: $0.00 / 1M, Output cost: $0.00 / 1M, Cached input cost: $0.00 / 1M, Cache creation cost: $0.00 / 1M, 5-minute cache write cost: $0.00 / 1M, 1-hour cache write cost: $0.00 / 1M, Reasoning output cost: $0.00 / 1M, Cache storage cost: $0.00 / 1M/hr
Model is deprecated and will be removed from API Feb 26, 2027 per deprecation documentation.
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History
Last change detected October 12, 2026 (11 days ago) by an automated scan.
| Date | Changed by | What changed |
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| Sep 14, 2026 | Automated scan | Initial record created |
Source
https://platform.openai.com/docs/deprecationsComparable models
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Frequently asked questions
GPT-4o Transcribe (OpenAI) costs $0.00 per 1M input tokens and $0.00 per 1M output tokens, as last published by OpenAI.
GPT-4o Transcribe sits in the large size tier. Size tiers run from micro (small enough to run on a device) through small, medium and large to extra large (frontier flagships), and are assigned from the model's family, naming and limits rather than its price.
No — the weights of GPT-4o Transcribe have not been released, so it is only available through hosted APIs.
Not yet — OpenAI has announced GPT-4o Transcribe will be deprecated on February 26, 2027. Deprecated on 2026-08-26. Scheduled for shutdown February 26, 2027. Replacement: gpt-live-transcribe or gpt-transcribe.
OpenAI is retiring GPT-4o Transcribe on February 26, 2027.
Since GPT-4o Transcribe is deprecated, OpenAI customers are moving to GPT-5.4, GPT-5.4 mini, and GPT-5.5.
Call GET https://coolhandlabs.com/api/v2/inference_apis?q[source_api_eq]=openai&q[model_eq]=gpt-4o-transcribe — free, no API key required, and scoped to just this model since source_api and model together are unique. See https://coolhandlabs.com/docs for the full REST API reference.
Coolhand also tracks GPT-5.4, GPT-5.4 mini, GPT-5.5, GPT-Image-2 (Image), GPT-Image-2 (Text), and GPT-Realtime-2 (Audio) from OpenAI. Some may already be deprecated, so check each model's status alongside its current pricing.
| Model | Input cost | Output cost | Context window | Max output tokens | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPT-5.4 | $2.50/1M $0.0000025000 | $15.00/1M $0.0000150000 | 1,050,000 | 128,000 | Active |
| GPT-5.4 mini | $0.75/1M $0.0000007500 | $4.50/1M $0.0000045000 | 400,000 | 128,000 | Active |
| GPT-5.5 | $5.00/1M $0.0000050000 | $30.00/1M $0.0000300000 | 1,050,000 | 128,000 | Active |
| GPT-Image-2 (Image) | $8.00/1M $0.0000080000 | $30.00/1M $0.0000300000 | — | — | Active |
| GPT-Image-2 (Text) | $5.00/1M $0.0000050000 | $0.00/1M $0.0000000000 | — | — | Active |
| GPT-Realtime-2 (Audio) | $32.00/1M $0.0000320000 | $64.00/1M $0.0000640000 | — | — | Active |
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