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ElevenLabs Scribe API — how to connect and pay

ElevenLabs Scribe — speech recognition. The price is quoted per minute of input audio and billed per second, from the duration we measure from your file before the job starts and quote back to you.

Channel comparison

last 7 days

Channel
ElevenLabsspeech-to-text:elevenlabsdefaultcheapest
Price
from $0.004889 / min
Channel
Flowspeech-to-text:flow
Price
from $0.010667 / min

Build the result you need

speech-to-text:flow

This model only publishes its minimum price in the catalog.

Input: AudioSome modes require you to attach: audio track, duration for a price preview, min (not used for billing), language, keyterms (comma-separated, +30% flow)

What is ElevenLabs Scribe

ElevenLabs Scribe — speech recognition. The price is quoted per minute of input audio and billed per second, from the duration we measure from your file before the job starts and quote back to you.

Contract at a glance

Input
audio
Output
audio
Mode
async (job + polling)
Status polling
every 3 s · up to 90 s
Maximum file size
50 MB

Strengths

  • Pricing: per minute
  • Inputs: audio
  • One API key for media generation

Where it is used

  • Video voiceovers
  • Voice scripts
  • Audio versions of text
  • Recording cleanup

Price of ElevenLabs Scribe

The cost of ElevenLabs Scribe: from $0.004889 per minute. The price is calculated dynamically at the current exchange rate, and the final charge is shown in the API response (priceRub). Payment in USD, no subscriptions.

What a default request costs

With no parameters sent, the request uses these values: Diarization (speakers) — Yes, Audio event tags — Yes. That request costs $0.004889.

Channels and prices for every parameter combination

For every channel, the price of every parameter combination. It is exactly the amount a successful generation is charged, and the same figure as in the machine-readable table linked below.

Flowspeech-to-text:flowfrom $0.010667 / minexact prices
Diarization (speakers) \ Audio event tagsNoYes
No$0.010667 / min$0.010667 / min
Yes$0.010667 / min$0.010667 / min

Price per minute of input audio. The charge is this price × the actual length of the file, per second.

Every combination as JSON: /api/media/price-table?model=speech-to-text%3Aflow

ElevenLabsspeech-to-text:elevenlabsfrom $0.004889 / minexact prices
Diarization (speakers) \ Audio event tagsNoYes
No$0.004889 / min$0.004889 / min
Yes$0.004889 / min$0.004889 / min

Price per minute of input audio. The charge is this price × the actual length of the file, per second.

Every combination as JSON: /api/media/price-table?model=speech-to-text%3Aelevenlabs

FAQ about the ElevenLabs Scribe API

How much does ElevenLabs Scribe cost?

The price of ElevenLabs Scribe: from $0.004889 per minute. The price is calculated dynamically at the current exchange rate.

Is it compatible with the OpenAI SDK?

Yes, the API is fully OpenAI-compatible. Just change base_url to https://getvibeapi.com/v1 and set your key — the rest of the code stays the same.

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