How do you get a cache hit on gpt-4o-mini-transcribe?

The current GPT-4o Mini Transcribe listing publishes no cache-read rate, so cached-prefix billing is not part of its pricing. Treat repeated prefixes as fresh input when you size the workload, and confirm with the provider before designing for a cache saving.

When was GPT-4o Mini Transcribe released, and is it still maintained?

GPT-4o Mini Transcribe is listed with catalog status stable. The recorded release date is 2025-03-20. Check the model page for deprecation notices before you build a long-lived integration on it.

What audio formats does GPT-4o Mini Transcribe support?

Confirm the current supported audio formats in the model documentation. Test with your specific audio files.

Does gpt-4o-mini-transcribe have a free tier?

GPT-4o Mini Transcribe is billed per use and the record publishes no free-tier allowance. The current published rates are input $1.2500 per 1M tokens and output $5.0000 per 1M tokens. Trial credit or promotional quota is tied to your account rather than to the model, so check the console before planning around a free tier.

What is the max output length for gpt-4o-mini-transcribe?

gpt-4o-mini-transcribe supports up to 2000 output tokens per request. Plan your prompts to stay within this limit, and use the max_tokens or max_completion_tokens parameter to control output length.

Does GPT-4o Mini Transcribe support streaming output?

Yes. GPT-4o Mini Transcribe is declared as supporting streamed responses.

Can you call GPT-4o Mini Transcribe with the OpenAI SDK you already use?

Yes. GPT-4o Mini Transcribe is reachable through an OpenAI-compatible endpoint, so an existing OpenAI SDK client works after pointing the base URL at MixRoute and setting the model parameter to gpt-4o-mini-transcribe . Keep your current request and response handling.

Model detail

GPT-4o Mini Transcribe

Provided by OpenAI

Pay-as-you-go

A compact OpenAI speech-recognition model that converts audio into text, with improved transcription accuracy and language recognition over original Whisper models.

Model specs

Model ID: gpt-4o-mini-transcribe

Context length: 16K
Max output: 2K
I/O modalities
Released: 2025-03

API endpoints

One MixRoute gateway, OpenAI-compatible

OpenAI-compatible /v1/chat/completions POST

Pricing

Flat rate, unit: /1M Tokens

Input

$1.2500 /1M Tokens

Completion

$5.0000 /1M Tokens

Audio input

$3.0000 /1M Tokens

Selection summary

Quickly judge whether it fits your workload

What is this model good for?

A compact OpenAI speech-recognition model that converts audio into text

A compact OpenAI speech-recognition model that converts audio into text, with improved transcription accuracy and language recognition over original Whisper models.

What should you check before using it?

Confirm audio formats, sample rates, and pricing

GPT-4o Mini Transcribe supports streaming and the OpenAI SDK. Knowledge cutoff: 2024-06-01. Released 2025-03-20. It is billed at 1.25 USD per 1M tokens. Test a representative workload before production.

Why use it through MixRoute?

Swap the base URL, keep the GPT-4o Mini Transcribe client

MixRoute serves GPT-4o Mini Transcribe on the OpenAI-compatible endpoint /v1/chat/completions; point your existing client at https://api.mixroute.ai/v1 with the model ID gpt-4o-mini-transcribe and re-run your integration tests.

Capabilities & compatibility

Unconfirmed capabilities stay "Unknown," no guesses

Streaming

GPT-4o Mini Transcribe supports streamed responses.

EX stream: true streams tokens incrementally, so chat UIs render as they arrive.

OpenAI SDK

Call GPT-4o Mini Transcribe through MixRoute's OpenAI-compatible endpoint.

EX Change base_url to https://api.mixroute.ai/v1; everything else follows the OpenAI style.

Token cost estimator

Live estimate from this page's pricing, not an actual bill

Input tokens Max per request 16K

Output tokens Max per request 2K

Requests / month

Cache hit rate –

This model has no cache-read price; caching is not counted

FAQ

GPT-4o Mini Transcribe is a speech-to-text model that uses GPT-4o Mini to transcribe audio. It offers improved word error rate and language recognition at a lower cost than GPT-4o Transcribe.

Get started

01

Create an API key

Generate a key in the Console; one key calls every model.
02

Set the base URL

Fully OpenAI SDK-compatible; just swap the URL to connect.

https://api.mixroute.ai/v1
03

Specify the model ID

In the request's model field, enter:

gpt-4o-mini-transcribe

Create an API key

New users get $5 in free credits

Test this model and alternate routes with the same request format

Start from a real workload, then let quality, total cost, and failure conditions decide whether to send production traffic.

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