> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.venice.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Parakeet ASR API

> Parakeet ASR API on Venice: speech to text at $0.36 per audio hour ($6.00 per 1,000 minutes). Private, with zero data retention.

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> ## Parakeet ASR API
>
> Parakeet ASR is a speech-to-text model by NVIDIA, available on the Venice API as `nvidia/parakeet-tdt-0.6b-v3`. It runs privately, with zero data retention.
>
> ### Parakeet ASR API pricing
>
> | Model ID | Variant | Privacy | Price |
> | - | - | - | - |
> | `nvidia/parakeet-tdt-0.6b-v3` | Standard | Private | \$0.36 / audio hr |
>
> ### Parakeet ASR specifications
>
> | Spec | Value |
> | - | - |
> | Provider | NVIDIA |
> | Released | Oct 10, 2025 |
> | Privacy | Private |
> | Status | Stable |
> | Open weights | Yes |
>
> ### How to use the Parakeet ASR API
>
> Send requests to `POST https://api.venice.ai/api/v1/audio/transcriptions` with `"model": "nvidia/parakeet-tdt-0.6b-v3"` and your API key.
>
> ```bash theme={"system"}
> curl https://api.venice.ai/api/v1/audio/transcriptions \
>   -H "Authorization: Bearer $VENICE_API_KEY" \
>   -F model=nvidia/parakeet-tdt-0.6b-v3 \
>   -F file=@meeting.mp3
> ```
>
> ### Related models
>
> * [Wizper (Whisper v3) API](https://docs.venice.ai/models/wizper.md): \$0.36 / audio hr
> * [Whisper Large V3 API](https://docs.venice.ai/models/whisper-large-v3.md): \$0.36 / audio hr
> * [ElevenLabs Scribe V2 API](https://docs.venice.ai/models/elevenlabs-scribe-v2.md): \$0.6012 / audio hr
> * [xAI Speech to Text v1 API](https://docs.venice.ai/models/xai-speech-to-text-v1.md): \$0.1116 / audio hr


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