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Whisper

OpenAI's open-source speech recognition model for any audio

About Whisper

Whisper is an open-source automatic speech recognition (ASR) system from OpenAI trained on 680,000 hours of multilingual audio data. It performs robust transcription and translation across 99 languages with strong accuracy even in noisy conditions or with accented speech. Developers and researchers use it as a foundation for transcription apps, voice assistants, subtitle generation, and audio data processing pipelines.

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Pricing
Paid
Platforms
Web
Open source
Yes
Website
openai.com
Added
Apr 23, 2026
Source
awesome

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Whisper FAQ

What is Whisper used for?

Whisper is an open-source automatic speech recognition (ASR) system from OpenAI trained on 680,000 hours of multilingual audio data. It performs robust transcription and translation across 99 languages with strong accuracy even in noisy conditions or with accented speech. Developers and researchers use it as a foundation for transcription apps, voice assistants, subtitle generation, and audio data processing pipelines.

Is Whisper free?

Whisper is Paid. Paid tool. Visit the site to view current pricing plans.

What platforms does Whisper run on?

Whisper runs on Web. Whether it offers a public API isn't stated — check the vendor's docs before planning an integration.

Is Whisper open source?

Yes — Whisper publishes its source, so you can self-host it, audit what it does with your data, and avoid per-seat pricing. Browse more open-source options at brofindai.com/tags/open-source.

What are the best alternatives to Whisper?

The closest alternatives are Whisper API, AI Voice Agents, Fireflies.ai, iSpeech — all audio & voice tools that overlap with Whisper on audio, voice, speech to text. See the full list at brofindai.com/alternatives/whisper.

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