Benchmark Almanac

Context Aware Automatic Speech Recognition

Speech transcription systems are scored for semantic accuracy with and without free-form context.

OpenAI reports this internal benchmark for GPT-Live-Transcribe.

Made by
OpenAI
Released
July 2026
Kind
Speech recognition and translation
Level
Everyday
Scored
Graded by a model
Answers
Short answer
Tasks
Kept private
Last in a launch post
July 2026
Last model added
July 2026
1
Model scored in lab cards
1
Launch post lists it, from 1 lab

GPT-Live-Transcribe leads with 44.6%

Best score per model as labs report them in their own cards. Labs pick their own settings, so these compare less cleanly than independent runs.

  1. 1 GPT-Live-Transcribe 44.6%

Source: Labs’ model cards

#ModelScoreSettingDateSource
1 GPT-Live-Transcribe 44.6% Jul 2026 Lab model card

Scores over time

All the scores we have, one dot each, so a model tested at several settings appears more than once.

Reported by the lab in its model card
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Near the ceiling (85%) GPT-Live-Transcribe 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Near the ceiling (85%) GPT-Live-Transcribe

Source: Labs’ model cards

One lab put it in a launch post in the last six months

Launch posts from every lab that has listed it, one tick per post. Tall colored ticks include it, and short gray ones leave it out.

OpenAI
DateLaunch postScoreAs the post writes it
Jul 29, 2026 GPT-Live-Transcribe 44.6 Context Aware Automatic Speech Recognition semantic accuracy with free-form context

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