$0.013per minute
6.8AA Speech to text
Dec 2025released
$0.013 / minPer audio minute
Exact native tariff; see source for billing scope.Price covers
Ranking?
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51Parakeet TDT 0.6B V2, NVIDIA6.452Gradium Speech-to-Text6.853Whisper Large v310.1Strong at
Alternatives?
ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
CheaperMAI Transcribe 2×3.4-87%$0.002MBetterModulate STT Batch English VFast+62%-97%$0
OpenWhisper Large v2+66%-54%$0.006
CheaperVoxtral Small Transcribe 3×3.2-69%$0.004CheaperVoxtral Mini Transcribe 3×3.1-73%$0.004ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
MAI Transcribe 2×3.4-87%$0.002Voxtral Small Transcribe 3×3.2-69%$0.004Voxtral Mini Transcribe 3×3.1-73%$0.004
Scribe v2×3.1-72%$0.004
Grok Voice Transcribe 2.0×3-87%$0.002ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
MModulate STT Batch English VFast+62%-97%$0Wizper Large v3Open+45%-96%$0.001Whisper Large v3 TurboOpen+48%-95%$0.001
Canary Qwen 2.5B, NVIDIAOpen+58%-94%$0.001Parakeet TDT 0.6B V3, TogetheraiOpen+51%-88%$0.002Benchmarks
in Speech & VoiceFAQ
How much does Gradium Speech-to-Text cost?›
$0.013 per minute.
Is Gradium Speech-to-Text free to use?›
There is no free API; it costs $0.013 per minute.
How good is Gradium Speech-to-Text, and what is it best at?›
#48 of 51 in Speech to text.
Is Gradium Speech-to-Text better than Parakeet TDT 0.6B V2, NVIDIA?›
On AA Speech to text · Recorded audio word error rate, Gradium Speech-to-Text scores 6.8 vs 6.4 — about the same.
When was Gradium Speech-to-Text released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2025-12-02. It is the current version in its line.
Is Gradium Speech-to-Text open source?›
No, Gradium Speech-to-Text is a closed model available through an API. The closest open-weights option here is Whisper Large v2.
What is Gradium Speech-to-Text?›
Gradium Speech-to-Text is a closed speech & voice model from Gradium, released Dec 2025.
What are the best alternatives to Gradium Speech-to-Text?›
MAI Transcribe 2 (cheaper), Modulate STT Batch English VFast (better), Whisper Large v2 (open weights).