# AssemblyAI Universal-2

AssemblyAI Universal-2 transcribes audio for $0.0025 per minute on LLM API.

Model ID: `universal-2` · AssemblyAI · Speech to text · Released October 30, 2024
Updated: 2026-10-13
Canonical: https://llmapi.ai/models/universal-2/

- Per minute: $0.0025
- Task: Transcription

## Pricing

Served by AssemblyAI, the only provider.

| Price | Amount | Per |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Transcription | $0.0025 | per minute |

**Volume pricing.** At higher monthly volume, AssemblyAI Universal-2 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 AssemblyAI Universal-2

### Transcription (`POST /v1/audio/transcriptions`)

Set LLMAPI_KEY to your LLM API key.

```python
import os

from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    base_url="https://api.llmapi.ai/v1",
    api_key=os.environ["LLMAPI_KEY"],
)

transcript = client.audio.transcriptions.create(
    model="universal-2",
    file=open("meeting.mp3", "rb"),
)
print(transcript.text)
```

Docs: [Transcription docs](https://docs.llmapi.ai/api/v1/audio)

## More from AssemblyAI

- [AssemblyAI U3 RT Pro](https://llmapi.ai/models/u3-rt-pro/): $0.0075 per minute
- [AssemblyAI Universal-3.5 Pro](https://llmapi.ai/models/universal-3-5-pro/): $0.0035 per minute
- [AssemblyAI Universal Streaming (Multilingual)](https://llmapi.ai/models/universal-streaming-multilingual/): $0.0025 per minute

Prices synced 2026-11-09.

Next step: [Get API key](https://app.llmapi.ai/signup)