compare/AssemblyAI Universal-3 ProvsAssemblyAI Universal-3.5 Pro

AssemblyAI Universal-3 Pro vs AssemblyAI Universal-3.5 Pro

Pricing, context window, capabilities, and release date — pulled from each provider's public docs. Both are available via the same AIgateway OpenAI-compatible endpoint; flip the model string to switch.

RUN BOTH LIVE

Paste a prompt. Watch them race.

Both models stream in parallel through your own AIgateway key. Tokens, latency, and cost update as they arrive.

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 AssemblyAI Universal-3 Pro
assemblyai/universal-3-pro
AssemblyAI Universal-3.5 Pro
assemblyai/universal-3.5-pro
ProviderAssemblyAIAssemblyAI
FamilyUniversalUniversal
Modalityaudio-sttaudio-stt
Context window
Max output
Released2026-05-222026-08-25
Input price$0.0035 /min$0.0035 /min
Output price
Cache read
Tools
Streaming
Vision
JSON mode
Reasoning
Prompt caching
AssemblyAI Universal-3 Pro
assemblyai/universal-3-pro
Full spec →

AssemblyAI's Universal 3 Pro speech recognition model for high-accuracy transcription.

Strengths
  • Speech-to-text transcription
AssemblyAI Universal-3.5 Pro
assemblyai/universal-3.5-pro
Full spec →

AssemblyAI's Universal-3.5 Pro speech recognition model for fast, high-accuracy transcription.

Strengths
  • Speech-to-text transcription
SWITCH BETWEEN THEM

One key, both models, one line different.

# pip install aigateway-py openai
# aigateway-py: sub-accounts, evals, replays, jobs, webhook verify.
# openai SDK: chat/embeddings/images/audio — drop-in compat per our SDK's own guidance.
from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    base_url="https://api.aigateway.sh/v1",
    api_key="sk-aig-...",
)

# Try AssemblyAI Universal-3 Pro
client.chat.completions.create(
    model="assemblyai/universal-3-pro",
    messages=[{"role":"user","content":"hello"}],
)

# Try AssemblyAI Universal-3.5 Pro — same client, same key
client.chat.completions.create(
    model="assemblyai/universal-3.5-pro",
    messages=[{"role":"user","content":"hello"}],
)
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