GPT Audio Pricing - Cost Calculator

Track GPT-Audio pricing across providers and get alerts for OpenAI’s dedicated speech-to-text and text-to-speech AI model.

GPT Audio is a legacy audio model from OpenAI, kept available since its release on 28 August 2025. It is due to be replaced by GPT Audio 1.5 on 20 January 2027. OpenAI prices input between $2.50 and $32.00 per million tokens.

Last updated Sep 27, 2026

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Model Details

Released
Aug 28, 2025
Status
Legacysunset Jan 20, 2027
Context Length
128,000
Max Output
16,384
Superseded By
GPT Audio 1.5

Where is GPT Audio a perfect fit?

GPT-Audio is OpenAI’s specialized model for speech recognition and generation, offering high-quality transcription, translation, and natural voice synthesis. It integrates real-time audio processing capabilities suitable for both developers and enterprises.

Perfect Fit For:
- Live transcription and captioning systems
- Voice assistants and AI call agents
- Podcast or meeting summarization tools
- Multilingual translation and voice cloning

Quick Model Estimate

(USD 32.0000 per 1M tokens)
(USD 64.0000 per 1M tokens)

Your GPT Audio Cost Estimate

💰 Total Cost

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for 1000 input + 1000 output tokens

📥 Input (1000 × $32.000000) —
📤 Output (1000 × $64.000000) —

Cost Breakdown

📥 Input 📤 Output

Prices are watched for changes and checked against the provider's own page.

Pricing

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OpenAI LogoOpenAIAudioStandard$32.0000$64.0000128,000 tokens→
OpenAI LogoOpenAITextStandard$2.5000$10.0000128,000 tokens→

Other Models in the GPT Audio Family

GPT Audio Mini

Legacy

Multimodal · 128,000 context

FAQs about GPT Audio

How much does GPT Audio cost per 1M tokens?

GPT Audio costs between $2.50 and $32.00 per million input tokens, and between $10.00 and $64.00 per million output tokens.

What does a typical workload cost with GPT Audio?

1,000 requests of 2,000 input and 500 output tokens each — 2,000,000 input and 500,000 output tokens in total — costs $10.00 with GPT Audio at its lowest rates. Use the calculator on this page for your own volumes.

Where can I use GPT Audio?

GPT Audio is available through OpenAI, from $2.50 per million input tokens.

What is GPT Audio's context window?

GPT Audio has a context window of 128,000 tokens, and returns up to 16,384 tokens in a single response.

Is GPT Audio still available?

GPT Audio is a legacy model and is scheduled for retirement on 20 January 2027. The replacement is GPT Audio 1.5.