Free Podcast Transcription vs OpenAI Realtime API

Comparing the features of Free Podcast Transcription to OpenAI Realtime API

Feature
Free Podcast Transcription
OpenAI Realtime API

Capability Features

Accuracy Improvement
More accurate
Desktop Apps
Edit Transcription
Enterprise Privacy Commitment
Expanded Model Support Planned
Export SRT Subtitles
Fast Transcription
10x faster
Five New Voices
5
Function Calling
Get Public URL
Human and Automated Safety Monitoring
Interruption Handling
Language Support
EnglishArabicArmenianAzerbaijaniBasqueBelarusianBengaliBulgarianCatalanChineseCroatianCzechDanishDutchEstonianFilipinoFinnishFrenchGalicianGeorgianGermanGreekGujaratiHebrewHindiHungarianIcelandicIndonesianIrishItalianJapaneseKannadaKoreanLatinLatvianLithuanianMacedonianMalayMalteseNorwegianPersianPolishPortugueseRomanianRussianSerbianSlovakSlovenianSpanishSwahiliSwedishTamilTeluguThaiTurkishUkrainianUrduVietnameseWelshYiddish
No Training on Data Without Permission
Online and Desktop Use
Playground Access
Privacy and Security
Prompt Caching Planned
Public Beta
Reference Client Available
Runs Locally
Six Preset Voices
6
Speech-to-Speech
Streaming Audio Inputs/Outputs
Supports Text and Audio Inputs
TextAudio
Ultra Low Latency
WebSocket Connection

Integration Features

Agora Integration
Audio File Formats
MP3Wide variety of audio file formats
Chat Completions API Integration
LiveKit Integration
OpenAI Node.js SDK Planned
OpenAI Python SDK Planned
Podcast Integration
Supports GPT-4o
gpt-4o-realtime-preview
Twilio Voice API Integration

Limitation Features

AI Disclosure Requirement
Audio Only Modality (Initially)
Device Performance Dependent
Keep App Open Requirement
Lower Session Limits Tiers 1-4
Lower than 100
Manual Language Selection Required
No Cloud Processing
No Explicit API Integration
No Simultaneous Session Limit Anymore
No User Account Required
Simultaneous Sessions Limit Tier 5
100
Usage Policy Restriction

Pricing Features

Approximate Audio Input Price
$0.06/minute
Approximate Audio Output Price
$0.24/minute
Free Tier
No Free Tier
Pricing Audio Input
$100/1M tokens
Pricing Audio Output
$200/1M tokens
Pricing Cached Audio Input
$20/1M tokens
Pricing Cached Text Input
$2.50/1M tokens
Pricing Plans
Completely free
Pricing Text Input
$5/1M tokens
Pricing Text Output
$20/1M tokens