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0.96US dollars per hour of audio

At Google's standard rate for its first 500,000 minutes each month, one hour of audio costs about 0.96 US dollars.

Checked against its source on October 17, 2026

What it measures: The standard tier. Google's rate falls with monthly volume, so a heavy account pays less per minute.
How it is calculated: 0.016 dollars per minute x 60 minutes = 0.96 dollars

Calculated from

Google Cloud lists Speech-to-Text V2 standard recognition at $0.016 per minute for the first 500,000 minutes each month.

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Cloud transcription of one hour: 0.96 dollars at Google's standard rate | Yap