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AI ranking change · 2026-07-08

OpenAI overtakes Deepgram as ChatGPT's #1 pick

for speech-to-text api

DeepgramOpenAI

On 2026-07-08, ChatGPT changed its #1 recommendation for best speech-to-text api — dropping Deepgram from the top spot in favor of OpenAI. The previous #1 had held since 2026-06-30.

Best overall blend of accuracy, promptable context, multilingual transcription, translation, diarization option, and a mature API ecosystemChatGPT

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