OpenAI

Whisper

Robust speech-to-text for diverse audio.

Multilingual transcriptionRobustness to noiseOpen-source availabilityTimestamp accuracy
Today's score
94.0
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Where it ranks today

Best for / Not great for

Best for
  • Meeting transcription
  • Video subtitle generation
  • Audio data analysis
  • Research and development
Not great for
  • Generating natural-sounding speech (TTS)
  • Real-time transcription with ultra-low latency
  • Stylized voice cloning

Why it ranks here

Whisper remains a benchmark for STT accuracy and robustness, especially across multiple languages and noisy audio. Its open-source nature continues to foster widespread adoption and integration, though its TTS capabilities are non-existent.

30-day trend

Score breakdown

Search trends95
Benchmarks95
Developer buzz94
News mentions93

Pricing

API: $0.00 in · $0.00 out per 1M tokens · Consumer: $0.00/mo

Pricing plans

Popular
Open Source
Self-host and customize.
Free
  • Full model access
  • No usage limits
  • Requires technical expertise
  • Community support
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API Access
Pay-as-you-go transcription.
$0.01 /usage
  • Per-minute pricing
  • Managed infrastructure
  • Different model sizes available
  • Easy integration
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