Gemini 3.5 Transcribe
Aug 2026
Gemini 3.5 TranscribeCompare inon
Gemini 3.5 Transcribe measured on 3 of 80 Speech to text benchmarks3
BenchmarkByScoreRank
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$0.005per minute
2.6AA Speech to text
Aug 2026released
en-GB, en-IN, en-US +80Languages
YesSpeaker diarization
$0.005 / minPer audio minute
Exact native tariff; see source for billing scope.Price covers
Ranking?
Full ranking →···
8StepAudio 3 ASR2.59Gemini 3.5 Transcribe2.610Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview2.8Strong at
Alternatives?
ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
CheaperMAI Transcribe 2same-67%$0.002Languages: loses en-GB, en-IN, en-US +80
OpenWhisper Large v2-37%+20%$0.006Speaker diarization: not verified+1
CheaperVoxtral Small Transcribe 3same-20%$0.004Languages: not verifiedCheaperVoxtral Mini Transcribe 3same-30%$0.004Languages: not verified
CheaperScribe v2same-27%$0.004ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
MAI Transcribe 2same-67%$0.002Languages: loses en-GB, en-IN, en-US +80Voxtral Small Transcribe 3same-20%$0.004Languages: not verifiedVoxtral Mini Transcribe 3same-30%$0.004Languages: not verifiedScribe v2same-27%$0.004
Grok Voice Transcribe 2.0same-67%$0.002Languages: loses en-GB, en-IN, en-US +80ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Nothing here yet.
ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Whisper Large v2Open-37%+20%$0.006Speaker diarization: not verified+1
Canary Qwen 2.5B, NVIDIAOpen-40%-85%$0.001Languages: loses en-GB, en-IN, en-US +80+1Parakeet TDT 0.6B V3, TogetheraiOpen-42%-70%$0.002Languages: loses en-GB, en-IN, en-US +80+1Whisper Large v3 TurboOpen-43%-87%$0.001Speaker diarization: not verifiedWizper Large v3Open-45%-90%$0.001Speaker diarization: not verifiedModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Chirp-92%+220%$0.016Languages: not verified+2Chirp 3, Google-40%+220%$0.016Languages: not verified+2Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite Preview (Minimal)same+17%$0.006Languages: not verified+2Gemma 4 12B ItOpenn/a——Languages: not verified+2Gemma 4 E2B ItOpenn/a——Languages: not verified+2Gemma 4 E4B ItOpenn/a—$0.02Languages: not verified+2Gemini 3.5 Transcribe Liven/a——Languages: not verified+2All Google models →Benchmarks
in Speech & VoiceFAQ
How much does Gemini 3.5 Transcribe cost?›
$0.005 per minute.
Is Gemini 3.5 Transcribe free to use?›
There is no free API; it costs $0.005 per minute.
How good is Gemini 3.5 Transcribe, and what is it best at?›
#9 of 51 in Speech to text. Strongest at: Speech & Voice.
Is Gemini 3.5 Transcribe better than StepAudio 3 ASR?›
On AA Speech to text · Recorded audio word error rate, Gemini 3.5 Transcribe scores 2.6 vs 2.5 — about the same.
When was Gemini 3.5 Transcribe released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2026-08-26. It is the current version in its line.
Is Gemini 3.5 Transcribe open source?›
No, Gemini 3.5 Transcribe is a closed model available through an API. The closest open-weights option here is Whisper Large v2.
What is Gemini 3.5 Transcribe?›
Gemini 3.5 Transcribe is a closed speech & voice model from Google, released Aug 2026.
What are the best alternatives to Gemini 3.5 Transcribe?›
MAI Transcribe 2 (cheaper), Whisper Large v2 (open weights).