Prompt
I’m building an AI assistant that listens to calls and needs speaker diarization, timestamps, and confidence scores. Which API fits?
Latest observation
Oct 11, 2026
OpenAI APIWeb search: off
If you need speaker diarization + timestamps + confidence scores from call audio, the best fit is the OpenAI Transcription API (speech-to-text / audio transcription), not the chat/completions APIs.
Why this fits
It supports:
- Word/segment timestamps
- Speaker diarization in multi-speaker audio
- Confidence-like metadata depending on output format/model response
Typical use case
This is the right choice for:
- Call center recordings
- Meeting transcripts
- Voice assistants that need “who said what” and when
What to look for
Use the transcription endpoint with a model that supports:
- multispeaker audio
- timestamped output
- speaker labeling / diarization
Important note
If you need true per-word confidence scores, availability can vary by model/output format. Some APIs provide:
- segment-level confidence
- token probabilities / logprobs
- or no confidence scores at all
So if confidence scoring is a hard requirement, you should verify the exact response fields supported by the transcription model you plan to use.
Recommended approach
- Use the audio transcription API for diarized transcripts
- Post-process the transcript into call analytics
- If needed, combine with a separate model for summarization or action extraction
If you want, I can also suggest:
- the exact API endpoint and request format, or
- a Python/Node example for call audio diarization.
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