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An audio hour costs about $0.27 by AI API and $119 by human service

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At $0.0045 per minute an hour of audio costs about $0.27 through OpenAI's API, against about $119.40 at Rev's $1.99 per minute for human transcription, roughly 440 times more.

Checked against its source on October 16, 2026

How it is calculated: 1.99 / 0.0045 = 442; 60 x 0.0045 = $0.27; 60 x 1.99 = $119.40

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OpenAI's price list shows its gpt-transcribe model at $0.0045 per minute and gpt-4o-transcribe at $0.006 per minute.
Rev's price page lists human transcription with a 99 percent plus accuracy guarantee in 12 hours or less at $1.99 per minute.

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