LiteLLMModels

Starttranscriptionjob API Pricing

As of October 10, 2026, Starttranscriptionjob costs $0.006 per minute of audio on Transcribe.

Model ID transcribe/StartTranscriptionJobPrices updated Checked
Per second
$0
Per minute
$0.006
Providers
1
Added to LiteLLM
September 18, 2026

Starttranscriptionjob 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.

ProviderModel name in LiteLLMPer secondPer minuteContext
Transcribetranscribe/StartTranscriptionJob$0$0.006–

What Starttranscriptionjob costs in practice

Transcribing 1,000 minutes of audio

Transcribe$6.00

Use Starttranscriptionjob with LiteLLM

Call Starttranscriptionjob 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.

Python SDK
from litellm import transcription

response = transcription(
    model="transcribe/StartTranscriptionJob",
    file=open("audio.mp3", "rb"),
)
Proxy config.yaml
model_list:
  - model_name: starttranscriptionjob
    litellm_params:
      model: transcribe/StartTranscriptionJob
      # credentials: see the provider's LiteLLM docs page
Call the proxy
curl http://0.0.0.0:4000/v1/audio/transcriptions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sk-1234" \
  -F model="starttranscriptionjob" \
  -F file=@audio.mp3

Starttranscriptionjob FAQ

How much does Starttranscriptionjob cost?

Starttranscriptionjob costs $0.006 per minute of audio on Transcribe.

Which providers offer Starttranscriptionjob?

Starttranscriptionjob is available from Transcribe through LiteLLM, using the model name transcribe/StartTranscriptionJob.

How do I call Starttranscriptionjob with an OpenAI-compatible API?

Use the LiteLLM Python SDK with model="transcribe/StartTranscriptionJob", 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 Starttranscriptionjob?

Starttranscriptionjob was added to LiteLLM's model price file on September 18, 2026.

Sources

Prices come from LiteLLM's open-source model_prices_and_context_window.json, which LiteLLM uses to calculate the cost of every request. Provider pricing pages:

Provider pages: Transcribe.