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OpenAI gpt-4o-mini-transcribe for meeting transcription on Transcript.audio

How Transcript.audio uses OpenAI gpt-4o-mini-transcribe for meeting transcription, where it runs, what it is good at and what to consider. It is used with your own OpenAI account, through bring your own key (coming soon).

What it is used for in the app

Transcript.audio ranks models for each job. Here is where OpenAI gpt-4o-mini-transcribe sits.

  • Transcription

    Rank 7 of 12

    Turns the meeting audio into text, ideally with who said what.

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Transcription: Half the price of gpt-4o-transcribe, weaker on accents and cross-talk.

Privacy: where it runs

It is used with your own OpenAI account, through bring your own key (coming soon). Compare privacy optimised and standard mode.

How it connects
With bring your own key (coming soon) you connect your own OpenAI account, so your usage is billed by OpenAI directly and runs under your own agreement with them.
Recordings
Saved on your computer.
Transcripts and notes
Saved on your computer. Nothing is stored by us.
Internet needed
Yes, for transcription and notes.

Prefer nothing to set up? Transcript.audio cloud is included in your plan: Speech segments are sent, encrypted, to our AI service, transcribed by an AI provider under zero data retention, then discarded.

Speed, accuracy and cost

  • TranscriptionAccuracy 3/5Speed 4/5Cost: About $0.18 an hour

Accuracy and speed are our own 1 to 5 ratings from the model catalogue, not benchmarks. Costs are approximate provider costs in US dollars per hour of meeting. With your own key, the provider bills you directly.

Presets that pick it

  • Cheapest

    The lowest cost that still gives usable notes.

    • Transcription: fallback 5

Presets pick a model for every job in one click, and fall back down their list when a model is not available. See all presets.

Plan availability

OpenAI gpt-4o-mini-transcribe is used with your own API key. Bring your own key is coming soon as a free update. About bring your own key.

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Frequently asked questions

What does OpenAI gpt-4o-mini-transcribe do in Transcript.audio?

Transcript.audio ranks OpenAI gpt-4o-mini-transcribe for transcription (ranked 7 of 12). Half the price of gpt-4o-transcribe, weaker on accents and cross-talk.

What happens to my meeting data with OpenAI gpt-4o-mini-transcribe?

How it connects: With bring your own key (coming soon) you connect your own OpenAI account, so your usage is billed by OpenAI directly and runs under your own agreement with them. Recordings: Saved on your computer. Transcripts and notes: Saved on your computer. Nothing is stored by us. Internet needed: Yes, for transcription and notes.

How much does OpenAI gpt-4o-mini-transcribe cost?

The approximate provider cost is about $0.18 an hour of meeting, billed to you directly by OpenAI when you use your own key.

Which presets use OpenAI gpt-4o-mini-transcribe?

Cheapest. Presets pick a model for every job in one click and fall back down their list when a model is not available.

What are the alternatives to OpenAI gpt-4o-mini-transcribe?

The models ranked next to it are OpenAI gpt-transcribe and AssemblyAI Universal-2. Each has its own page with the trade-offs.