price tracker · updated 2026-07-04
Cheapest AssemblyAI Universal API
transcription · per minute
AssemblyAI Universal-2 transcribes pre-recorded audio for $0.15/hr, or $0.0025/min, the lowest rate in this table. Deepgram Nova-3 costs about three times more at $0.0077/min.
Across the 4 endpoints we track for AssemblyAI Universal, posted prices span $0.0025 at AssemblyAI Universal-2 to $0.0077 at Deepgram Nova-3. That is a 3.1x gap for the same model, so provider choice matters more than most teams expect. Rates below are normalized to transcription · per minute and re-checked weekly.
AssemblyAI Universal
transcription · per minute
save up to 68%
Cheapest verified endpoint: AssemblyAI Universal-2 at $0.0025 (transcription · per minute). Prices normalized per unit, ex. egress.
How we track this
We re-pull every known provider that serves AssemblyAI Universal weekly, normalize to a single unit (transcription · per minute), and pin the price the moment a provider posts it — we don't average across stale snapshots. Switching providers is usually a one-line base-URL change. Spot a stale price? tell us.
Frequently asked questions
What is the cheapest AssemblyAI Universal API?
AssemblyAI Universal-2 currently has the lowest price for AssemblyAI Universal at $0.0025 (transcription · per minute), based on our 2026-07-04 check across 4 providers.
How much does the AssemblyAI Universal API cost?
Prices for AssemblyAI Universal range from $0.0025 at AssemblyAI Universal-2 up to $0.0077 at Deepgram Nova-3, measured as transcription · per minute. Same model, different bill: picking the right provider saves up to 68%.
Which providers offer AssemblyAI Universal?
We currently track 4 endpoints for AssemblyAI Universal: AssemblyAI Universal-2, AssemblyAI Universal-3 Pro, OpenAI gpt-4o-transcribe, Deepgram Nova-3. The table above ranks them by effective price, cheapest first.
How often are these prices updated?
We re-check every provider weekly and pin the exact posted price rather than averaging stale snapshots. This table was last refreshed on 2026-07-04.
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