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Whisper

Robust open-source speech-to-text model.

Multilingual transcriptionExcellent accuracyOpen-source availabilityRobustness to noise
Today's score
85.0
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Where it ranks today

Best for / Not great for

Best for
  • General transcription tasks
  • Transcribing diverse audio sources
  • Translation
  • Offline transcription solutions
Not great for
  • Real-time transcription (latency)
  • Generating speech
  • Fine-grained speaker diarization without additional tools

Why it ranks here

Whisper remains a foundational open-source model for speech-to-text, praised for its accuracy and multilingual capabilities. While not designed for real-time use, its strength lies in its robustness and accessibility for developers building custom transcription solutions.

30-day trend

Score breakdown

Search trends86
Benchmarks84
Developer buzz86
News mentions84

Pricing

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

Pricing plans

Popular
Open Source
Free to download and use.
Free
  • Various model sizes
  • API access via OpenAI (paid)
  • Self-hosting required
  • Multilingual support
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OpenAI API
Transcribe via OpenAI's managed API.
$0.01 /usage
  • Per minute pricing
  • Managed infrastructure
  • Real-time options (with latency)
  • Translation
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