Large v3
Nov 2023
Large v3Compare inonAA Speech to Text
$0.001per minute
5.7AA Speech to text
Nov 2023released
en, es, fr +86Languages
$0.001 / minPer audio minute
Incredibly Fast Whisper / large-v3Price covers
Ranking?
Full ranking →···
48Parakeet RNNT 1.1B5.449 Large v35.750Rev AI5.9Strong at
Alternatives?
ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
MCheaperModulate STT Batch English VFast+36%-72%$0Languages: not verified
BetterMAI Transcribe 2×2.9+12%$0.002Languages: loses no, hr, la +31+1OpenWhisper Large v2+39%+303%$0.006Per audio minute: $0.001 / min → $0.006 / min
CheaperCanary Qwen 2.5B, NVIDIAOpen+33%-50%$0.001Languages: loses es, fr, de +85CheaperWhisper Large v3 TurboOpen+24%-55%$0.001ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
MModulate STT Batch English VFast+36%-72%$0Languages: not verifiedCanary Qwen 2.5B, NVIDIAOpen+33%-50%$0.001Languages: loses es, fr, de +85Whisper Large v3 TurboOpen+24%-55%$0.001Wizper Large v3Open+21%-66%$0.001ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
MAI Transcribe 2×2.9+12%$0.002Languages: loses no, hr, la +31+1
Grok Voice Transcribe 2.0×2.5+12%$0.002Languages: loses he, ta, no +52+1
Voxtral Mini Transcribe 2+58%+101%$0.003Languages: loses tr, pl, ca +74+1ZZoom Scribe V2 Pro×2+123%$0.003Languages: not verified+1Voxtral Mini Transcribe 3×2.6+135%$0.004Languages: not verified+1ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Whisper Large v2Open+39%+303%$0.006Per audio minute: $0.001 / min → $0.006 / minCanary Qwen 2.5B, NVIDIAOpen+33%-50%$0.001Languages: loses es, fr, de +85Parakeet TDT 0.6B V3, TogetheraiOpen+27%same$0.002Languages: loses zh, ja, ko +62+1Whisper Large v3 TurboOpen+24%-55%$0.001Wizper Large v3Open+21%-66%$0.001ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Whisper Large v3Open-44%+184%$0.004Per audio minute: $0.001 / min → $0.004 / minWizper Large v3Open+21%-66%$0.001Whisper Large v3 TurboOpen+24%-55%$0.001GPT-4o Mini Transcribeunstated+27%+101%$0.003Languages: not verified+1Whisper Large v2Open+39%+303%$0.006Per audio minute: $0.001 / min → $0.006 / minGPT-4o Transcribe+43%+303%$0.006Languages: not verified+1GPT Transcribe, OpenAI+73%+202%$0.004Languages: loses de, ja, pt +82+1GPT Live Transcriben/a—$0.017Languages: not verified+1All OpenAI models →Run it yourself
Fits onhardware needs not verified yet
LicenceApache-2.0free for commercial use
Benchmarks
in Speech & VoiceFAQ
How much does Large v3 cost?›
$0.001 per minute.
Is Large v3 free to use?›
There is no free API; it costs $0.001 per minute. The weights are open, so you can run it yourself.
How good is Large v3, and what is it best at?›
#45 of 51 in Speech to text.
Is Large v3 better than Parakeet RNNT 1.1B?›
On AA Speech to text · Recorded audio word error rate, Large v3 scores 5.7 vs 5.4 — about the same. It is 22% cheaper.
When was Large v3 released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2023-11-07. It is the current version in its line.
Is Large v3 open source?›
Yes, the weights are open (Apache-2.0 licence).
Can I run Large v3 locally?›
The weights are open and can be self-hosted; hardware needs are not confirmed yet.
What is Large v3?›
Large v3 is an open-weights speech & voice model from OpenAI, released Nov 2023.
What are the best alternatives to Large v3?›
Modulate STT Batch English VFast (cheaper), MAI Transcribe 2 (better), Whisper Large v2 (open weights).