# Announcing the Cohere Transcribe model

We're pleased to announce the release of [Cohere Transcribe](/guides/models-transcribe), our first transcription model.
Cohere Transcribe specializes in audio-in, text-out, automatic speech recognition (ASR).

## Technical details

- **Model name**: `cohere-transcribe-03-2026`
- **Input**: Audio waveform
- **Output**: Text
- **Languages covered**: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Greek, Dutch, Polish,
  Vietnamese, Chinese, Arabic, Japanese, Korean.
- **License**: [Apache 2.0](https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0)
- **API endpoint**: [Audio Transcriptions API](/api)

## Getting started

The model is available immediately through Cohere's [Audio Transcriptions API endpoint](/api).
You can start transcribing audio using the following example query:

```python PYTHON
import cohere

co = cohere.ClientV2()

response = co.audio.transcriptions.create(
    model="cohere-transcribe-03-2026",
    language="en",
    file=open("./sample.wav", "rb"),
)

print(response)
```

## Availability

You can access Cohere Transcribe via our [API](http://dashboard.cohere.com) for free, low-setup experimentation
subject to rate limits. See the [Different Types of API Keys and Rate Limits](/guides/going-to-production-rate-limits) page for
usage details and integration guidance.

For production deployment without rate limits, provision a dedicated [Model Vault](/guides/model-vault-overview).
This enables low-latency, private cloud inference without having to manage infrastructure. Pricing is
calculated per hour-instance, with discounted plans for longer-term commitments.
[Contact our team](https://cohere.com/contact-sales) to discuss your requirements.

## Related pages

- [Changelog](../changelog.md)
- [Cohere](../index.md)
- [Cohere API](./cohere-api-index.md)
- [Cohere Labs](./cohere-labs-index.md)
- [Cohere Platform](./cohere-platform-index.md)
- [Cookbooks](./cookbooks-index.md)
- [Deployment Options](./deployment-options-index.md)
- [Embeddings (Vectors, Search, Retrieval)](./embeddings-vectors-search-retrieval-index.md)
- [Get Started](./get-started-index.md)
- [Going to Production](./going-to-production-index.md)

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