OpenAI

Whisper V3

State-of-the-art speech recognition and translation.

Multilingual transcriptionRobustness to noiseOpen-source availabilityLong-form audio support
Today's score
97.0
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Where it ranks today

Best for / Not great for

Best for
  • Accurate transcription of diverse accents
  • Translating spoken language
  • Analyzing audio content
  • Podcasts and interviews
Not great for
  • Real-time, low-latency transcription
  • Highly specialized technical jargon without fine-tuning
  • End-to-end voice cloning

Why it ranks here

Whisper V3 continues to dominate due to its exceptional accuracy across multiple languages and its impressive robustness in handling noisy audio. Its open-source nature fosters widespread adoption and continuous improvement, making it the go-to choice for developers and researchers.

30-day trend

Score breakdown

Search trends98
Benchmarks96
Developer buzz97
News mentions97

Pricing

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

Pricing plans

API - Standard
Pay-as-you-go for transcription and translation.
$0.01 /usage
  • Per-minute audio processing
  • Multiple language support
  • JSON output format
  • Timestamp information
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  • Full model access
  • Customizable deployment
  • Community support
  • No usage limits
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