compare/GPT-4o TranscribevsGPT-4.1

GPT-4o Transcribe vs GPT-4.1

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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 GPT-4o Transcribe
openai/gpt-4o-transcribe
GPT-4.1
openai/gpt-4.1
ProviderOpenAIOpenAI
FamilyGPT-4GPT-4
Modalityaudio-stttext
Context window1,047,576 tok
Max output32,768 tok
Released2026-05-222026-05-22
Input price$0.0060 /min$2.00 /1M
Output price$8.00 /1M
Cache read
Toolsyes
Streamingyes
Vision
JSON modeyes
Reasoning
Prompt caching
GPT-4o Transcribe
openai/gpt-4o-transcribe
Full spec →

A speech-to-text model that uses GPT-4o to transcribe audio with improved word error rate and better language recognition compared to original Whisper models.

Strengths
  • Speech-to-text transcription
GPT-4.1
openai/gpt-4.1
Full spec →

OpenAI's flagship GPT model for complex tasks with a million-token context window.

Strengths
  • General-purpose chat
  • Long context
  • Tool use
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 GPT-4o Transcribe
client.chat.completions.create(
    model="openai/gpt-4o-transcribe",
    messages=[{"role":"user","content":"hello"}],
)

# Try GPT-4.1 — same client, same key
client.chat.completions.create(
    model="openai/gpt-4.1",
    messages=[{"role":"user","content":"hello"}],
)
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