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Amazon Transcribe vs OpenAI Speech-to-Text

Amazon Transcribe and OpenAI Speech-to-Text are both Speech-to-Text & Transcription APIs, compared here on pricing, compliance, capabilities, and developer experience from structured, cited data - not reviews or paid placement. OpenAI Speech-to-Text starts lower at $0.003 per minute vs $0.006 for Amazon Transcribe. Amazon Transcribe offers a free tier while OpenAI Speech-to-Text does not, so Amazon Transcribe is easier to trial before committing. For coding-agent use, OpenAI Speech-to-Text scores higher on agent-friendliness (50 vs 30).

Comparedby a transparent data-readiness score computed from each API's published, sourced fields. No reviews, no paid placement. How we rank.

Data last verified 2026-06-21, with every field cited on each profile.

Head-to-head, from published, cited fields (auto-generated; no paid placement)
Field	Amazon Transcribe	OpenAI Speech-to-Text
Starting price	$0.006 minute	$0.003 minute
Pricing model	Usage	Usage
Free tier	✓	✗
Self-serve signup	✓	✓
SOC 2	Type II	Type II
HIPAA	✓	✓
GDPR	✓	✓
Webhooks	✗	✗
Sandbox	✗	✗
Documented actions	26	11

Full data and citations: Amazon Transcribe · OpenAI Speech-to-Text. See more Speech-to-Text & Transcription APIs.