Nano API Pricing
As of October 10, 2026, Nano costs $0.006167 per minute of audio on AssemblyAI.
- Per second
- $0
- Per minute
- $0.006167
- Providers
- 1
- Added to LiteLLM
- February 2025
Nano pricing by provider
1 listing across 1 provider. Token prices are in US dollars per 1M tokens. The highlighted row is the price quoted above.
| Provider | Model name in LiteLLM | Per second | Per minute | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AssemblyAI | assemblyai/nano | $0 | $0.006167 | – |
What Nano costs in practice
Transcribing 1,000 minutes of audio
| AssemblyAI | $6.167 |
Use Nano with LiteLLM
Call Nano through the LiteLLM Python SDK, or put it behind the LiteLLM proxy and send OpenAI-format requests to /v1/audio/transcriptions. LiteLLM tracks the cost of every request at these prices.
from litellm import transcription
response = transcription(
model="assemblyai/nano",
file=open("audio.mp3", "rb"),
)model_list:
- model_name: nano
litellm_params:
model: assemblyai/nano
# credentials: see the provider's LiteLLM docs pagecurl http://0.0.0.0:4000/v1/audio/transcriptions \ -H "Authorization: Bearer sk-1234" \ -F model="nano" \ -F file=@audio.mp3
Nano FAQ
How much does Nano cost?
Nano costs $0.006167 per minute of audio on AssemblyAI.
Which providers offer Nano?
Nano is available from AssemblyAI through LiteLLM, using the model name assemblyai/nano.
How do I call Nano with an OpenAI-compatible API?
Use the LiteLLM Python SDK with model="assemblyai/nano", or add the model to the LiteLLM proxy's config.yaml and send requests to /v1/audio/transcriptions from any OpenAI client. LiteLLM tracks the cost of every request at the prices on this page.
When did LiteLLM add Nano?
Nano was added to LiteLLM's model price file in February 2025.
Sources
Prices come from LiteLLM's open-source model_prices_and_context_window.json, which LiteLLM uses to calculate the cost of every request.
LiteLLM docs: AssemblyAI.
Provider pages: AssemblyAI.
