StepAudio 2.5 ASR
Apr 2026
StepAudio 2.5 ASRCompare inonAA Speech to Text
native billing onlyprice
4.7AA Speech to text
Apr 2026released
Ranking?
Full ranking →···
37Transcribe 03 20264.639StepAudio 2.5 ASR4.739Wizper Large v34.7Strong at
Alternatives?
ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
BetterMAI Transcribe 2×2.4—$0.002
OpenWhisper Large v2same—$0.006
BetterGrok Voice Transcribe 2.0×2—$0.002
BetterVoxtral Mini Transcribe 3×2.1—$0.004
BetterScribe v2×2.1—$0.004ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Nothing here yet.
ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
MAI Transcribe 2×2.4—$0.002Grok Voice Transcribe 2.0×2—$0.002Voxtral Mini Transcribe 3×2.1—$0.004Scribe v2×2.1—$0.004Voxtral Small Transcribe 3×2.2—$0.004
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How much does StepAudio 2.5 ASR cost?›
There is no per-unit API price: native billing only.
Is StepAudio 2.5 ASR free to use?›
There is no free API.
How good is StepAudio 2.5 ASR, and what is it best at?›
#37 of 51 in Speech to text.
Is StepAudio 2.5 ASR better than Transcribe 03 2026?›
On AA Speech to text · Recorded audio word error rate, StepAudio 2.5 ASR scores 4.7 vs 4.6 — about the same.
When was StepAudio 2.5 ASR released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2026-04-22. It is the current version in its line.
What is StepAudio 2.5 ASR?›
StepAudio 2.5 ASR is a speech & voice model from StepFun, released Apr 2026.
What are the best alternatives to StepAudio 2.5 ASR?›
MAI Transcribe 2 (better), Whisper Large v2 (open weights).