Speech-to-Text API pricing comparison
17 official prices from Alibaba Cloud, OpenAI, Tencent Cloud (China), Volcengine, Z.ai (Zhipu). Start with the overview, then drill into each provider.
Prices and offers are for reference only. The provider's official page always prevails.
Overview
| Provider | Lowest | Items | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alibaba Cloud | ¥0.288per hour | 6 | |
| OpenAI | $0.18per hour | 4 | |
| Tencent Cloud (China) | ¥0.8per hour | 4 | |
| Volcengine | ¥0.8per hour | 2 | |
| Z.ai (Zhipu) | $0.144per hour | 1 |
| Name | Model | Price/hourper hour | Streaming | Free tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| qwen3-asr-flash | qwen3-asr-flash (file) | ¥0.792 | ✗ | 10 h (90 days) |
| qwen3-asr-flash-realtime | qwen3-asr-flash-realtime | ¥1.188 | ✓ | 10 h (90 days) |
| fun-asr | fun-asr (file) | ¥0.792 | ✗ | 10 h (90 days) |
| fun-asr-realtime | fun-asr-realtime | ¥1.188 | ✓ | 10 h (90 days) |
| paraformer-v2 | paraformer-v2 (file) | ¥0.288 | ✗ | 10 h/month |
| paraformer-realtime-v2 | paraformer-realtime-v2 | ¥0.864 | ✓ | 10 h/month |
| Name | Price/hourper hour | Streaming |
|---|---|---|
| gpt-transcribe | $0.27 | ✗ |
| gpt-4o-transcribe | $0.36 | ✗ |
| gpt-4o-mini-transcribe | $0.18 | ✗ |
| gpt-live-transcribe | $1.02 | ✓ |
| Name | Model | Price/hourper hour | Streaming | Free tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| asr-file-2.0 | 录音文件识别（大模型 2.0） | ¥0.8 | ✗ | 10 h/month (standard engine) |
| asr-realtime-2.0 | 实时语音识别（大模型 2.0） | ¥1 | ✓ | — |
| asr-file-standard | 录音文件识别（标准版，起步档） | ¥1.75 | ✗ | 10 h/month |
| asr-realtime-standard | 实时语音识别（标准版，起步档） | ¥3.2 | ✓ | 5 h/month |
| Name | Model | Price/hourper hour | Streaming |
|---|---|---|---|
| doubao-asr-streaming-2.0 | 豆包流式语音识别模型 2.0 | ¥1 | ✓ |
| doubao-asr-file-2.0 | 豆包录音文件识别模型 2.0 | ¥0.8 | ✗ |
| Name | Model | Price/hourper hour | Streaming |
|---|---|---|---|
| glm-asr-2512 | GLM-ASR-2512 | $0.144 | ✗ |
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