StepFun API model
StepFun: stepaudio-2.5-chat
StepFun StepAudio 2.5 Chat — end-to-end speech understanding that takes audio or text in and returns text, reading paralinguistic signal such as hesitation and laughter from the waveform itself rather than from a transcript. Supports persona customization across character, speech habits, and emotional range; audio is supplied as input_audio content parts on chat completions. For spoken replies use a TTS model.
Specs
Pricing and API details.
Transparent USD pricing. No mainland-China account or phone required. Token-model rates are synchronized from the gateway and may follow providers' official China list prices where configured. Live pricing is authoritative.
Modalities
Text
Input $/1M
$1.5
Output $/1M
$3.5
Endpoint
OpenAI-compatible /v1/chat/completions
About stepaudio-2.5-chat
StepFun StepAudio 2.5 Chat — end-to-end speech understanding that takes audio or text in and returns text, reading paralinguistic signal such as hesitation and laughter from the waveform itself rather than from a transcript. Supports persona customization across character, speech habits, and emotional range; audio is supplied as input_audio content parts on chat completions. For spoken replies use a TTS model.
Pricing
Transparent USD pricing.
stepaudio-2.5-chat
$1.5/M input, $3.5/M output tokens. Paid in USD. Token-model rates are synchronized from the gateway and may follow providers' official China list prices where configured. Live pricing is authoritative. View live pricing
Quickstart
Copy-paste API request.
curl -X POST https://api.chinaapi.ai/v1/chat/completions \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $CHINAAPI_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"model": "stepaudio-2.5-chat",
"messages": [
{"role": "user", "content": "Summarize the main tradeoffs for this API workload."}
]
}'
import os
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(
api_key=os.environ["CHINAAPI_API_KEY"],
base_url="https://api.chinaapi.ai/v1",
)
response = client.chat.completions.create(
model="stepaudio-2.5-chat",
messages=[
{"role": "user", "content": "Summarize the main tradeoffs for this API workload."}
],
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)
Internal links
Related model pages and guides.
How do I use stepaudio-2.5-chat?
Use stepaudio-2.5-chat through ChinaAPI with an API key and the OpenAI-compatible endpoint shown above.
How much does stepaudio-2.5-chat cost?
stepaudio-2.5-chat is $1.5/M input, $3.5/M output tokens, paid in USD. The live pricing page is authoritative. Token-model rates are synchronized from the gateway and may follow providers' official China list prices where configured. Live pricing is authoritative.
Does stepaudio-2.5-chat need a Chinese account?
No. ChinaAPI provides access without a mainland-China account or phone number and includes a $2 free trial. Check live pricing for the displayed USD rate.
