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Gemini 3.5 Transcribe

Google's dedicated file speech-to-text model. Pin gemini-3.5-transcribe on POST /v1/audio/transcriptions when you want Google file STT; the transcribe alias still points at Whisper.

Modalities

Text → Text

Price

$0.0067 / min

Context

4K

Usage

How much this model is actually called here.

Rank

#113

of 113 active models

Tokens served

0

all-time

Platform share

0.0%

of all tokens

Pricing

Per minute of audio processed. Min billable: 1 minute.

$0.0067 / min

When to use Gemini 3.5 Transcribe

Updated 2026-08-30

Where this model earns its cost — and where it doesn't.

Gemini 3.5 Transcribe is a speech-to-text model for recorded audio, not a chat model and not a live streaming session. On Kyma it is served through the same OpenAI-compatible transcription endpoint as the other STT SKUs: multipart `file` or JSON `audio_url`, response `{ text, language?, duration? }`.

It accepts up to about an hour of audio per request. Billing is per minute of audio (one-minute minimum, rounded up), not per token. The `transcribe` alias is unchanged and still resolves to whisper-v3-turbo; this SKU is opt-in by id.

This is file transcription only. It does not replace audio-scene understanding (`audio-understand`) and it is not the live streaming companion.

Meeting and call transcripts

Turn recorded meetings and call logs into plain text for search and notes.

Multilingual dictation

Transcribe speech across many languages without swapping SKUs.

Captions from a file

Produce a transcript from an uploaded clip, then format it client-side.

Voice-agent offline pass

Batch-transcribe recorded user audio before a later language-model step.

Not ideal for: Do not use this for live bidirectional speech or for audio-scene questions (tone, music, SFX). Those are different endpoints. Timestamped SRT/VTT is best on whisper-v3-turbo.

Quick start

Up and running in under two minutes.

  1. 1

    Create an API key

    Sign up and grab a key from the dashboard — $0.50 free credit, no card required.

    Get API key →
  2. 2

    Make your first request

    Drop in your key and send a chat completion — fully OpenAI-compatible.

    curl https://kymaapi.com/v1/chat/completions \
      -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
      -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
      -d '{
        "model": "gemini-3.5-transcribe",
        "messages": [
          {"role": "user", "content": "Explain prompt caching in one paragraph."}
        ]
      }'
  3. 3

    Stream responses

    Add "stream": true to receive tokens as they arrive.

    curl https://kymaapi.com/v1/chat/completions \
      -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
      -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
      -d '{
        "model": "gemini-3.5-transcribe",
        "stream": true,
        "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]
      }'

FAQ

Common questions about this model.

How much does Gemini 3.5 Transcribe cost?

$0.0067 per min. Per minute of audio processed. Min billable: 1 minute.

How do I use Gemini 3.5 Transcribe?

Kyma is OpenAI-compatible: point your SDK's base URL at https://kymaapi.com/v1, use your Kyma API key, and set the model to gemini-3.5-transcribe. Signing up is free and includes $0.50 of credit — no card required.

Does the transcribe alias point here?

No. transcribe still resolves to whisper-v3-turbo. Pin gemini-3.5-transcribe when you want this model.

How is this billed?

Per minute of audio, rounded up, with a one-minute minimum. The generated Pricing table on this page is the live rate.

Is this a chat completions model?

No. Send audio to POST /v1/audio/transcriptions. A chat request is the wrong surface.

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