TL;DR - Whisper
- Speech recognition model
- Multi-language transcription
- Open-source available
Pricing: Free plan available
Best for: Growing teams
Pricing Plans
Self-hosted
Free
- Open-source
- Unlimited usage
- All languages
- Local processing
OpenAI API
$0.006/minute
- Cloud processing
- High availability
- Easy integration
About Whisper
Whisper is OpenAI's automatic speech recognition (ASR) system trained on 680,000 hours of multilingual audio. It performs speech-to-text transcription with remarkable accuracy across 97 languages. Whisper handles accents, background noise, and technical jargon better than most alternatives. The model is open source and can be run locally or accessed via API. Ideal for transcription, subtitling, voice assistants, and accessibility applications.
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Whisper FAQ
Whisper model is open-source and free to self-host. OpenAI API charges $0.006/minute for transcription.
Whisper supports 99 languages with varying accuracy levels, performing best on English.