Use case
Transcription
Turn speech into text you can search or summarize later.
What matters
Word error rate and language coverage matter. The chat model you summarize with is a second step.
accuracy · cost
Top picks
- #1Moondream: Parakeet Ultra
Open-weight hint on the listing, so you can check the license and run it yourself.
- #2OpenAI: GPT-4o Mini Transcribe
Turns audio into text.
Budget pick
OpenAI: GPT-4o Mini Transcribe
Open-weight pick
Moondream: Parakeet Ultra
Pitfalls
- Don't send raw audio to a text-only chat model and hope.
- Diarization and timestamps are model-specific. Check the listing.
Sample prompt
Transcribe the interview. Mark speakers if the model supports it. Don't summarize yet.