OpenAI Whisper
last releaseJune 26, 2025
powered byWhisper v3, Whisper v3 Turbo
goblin vibe check:
if you need speech-to-text that works offline, handles accented voices, and isn't going anywhere, this is just the answer
most deployed stt in the world. 57+ languages. turbo variant is 8x faster than base whisper. fully local = fully private. free open source or $0.006/min via api. will never go away — the free forever baseline for stt.
cost
$0.006
per min
speech recognition across 57+ languagesspeech translation into englishrobust transcription across accents and background noisefully local open-source deployment with hosted api fallback
key features
speech recognition across 57+ languagesspeech translation into englishrobust transcription across accents and background noisefully local open-source deployment with hosted api fallback
spec & usage
latest GitHub release is v20250625
api pricing remains $0.006/min for hosted transcription
scope:
audiovoiceapilocalcloudfastopen-source
launchSeptember 21, 2022
last releaseJune 26, 2025