# Cartesia Ink 2 (Streaming)

Cartesia Ink 2 (Streaming) transcribes live audio for $0.013 per minute on LLM API.

Model ID: `ink-2` · Cartesia · Streaming speech to text · Released May 22, 2025
Updated: 2026-10-13
Canonical: https://llmapi.ai/models/ink-2/

- Per minute: $0.013
- Task: Live transcription

## Pricing

Served by Cartesia, the only provider.

| Price | Amount | Per |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Live transcription | $0.013 | per minute |

**Volume pricing.** At higher monthly volume, Cartesia Ink 2 (Streaming) may cost less. Book a call and sales will quote a price for your usage. [Book a call with sales](https://meetings.hubspot.com/julia-andriienko/llmapi) or [Create an account first](https://app.llmapi.ai/signup).

## Call Cartesia Ink 2 (Streaming)

Streaming speech to text models are not called through an OpenAI-style endpoint. [Read the docs](https://docs.llmapi.ai/features/audio-streaming)

## Compliance, already done

LLM API is SOC 2 compliant, ISO 27001 certified, and compliant with GDPR and CCPA.

SOC 2 compliant, ISO 27001 certified, GDPR compliant, CCPA compliant: [Security and compliance](https://llmapi.ai/dpa/).

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Prices synced 2026-11-09.

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