Whisper Large v2
Dec 2022
Whisper Large v2Compare inonAA Speech to Text
$0.006per minute
4.1AA Speech to text
Dec 2022released
en, es, fr +86Languages
$0.006 / minPer audio minute
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Ranking?
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27Speechmatics Enhanced429Whisper Large v24.129Amazon Transcribe4.1Strong at
Alternatives?
ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
CheaperMAI Transcribe 2×2.1-72%$0.002Languages: loses no, hr, la +31
OpenCanary Qwen 2.5B, NVIDIAsame-88%$0.001Languages: loses es, fr, de +85
CheaperVoxtral Small Transcribe 3+95%-33%$0.004Languages: not verifiedCheaperVoxtral Mini Transcribe 3+86%-42%$0.004Languages: not verified
CheaperScribe v2+86%-39%$0.004ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
MAI Transcribe 2×2.1-72%$0.002Languages: loses no, hr, la +31Voxtral Small Transcribe 3+95%-33%$0.004Languages: not verifiedVoxtral Mini Transcribe 3+86%-42%$0.004Languages: not verifiedScribe v2+86%-39%$0.004
Grok Voice Transcribe 2.0+78%-72%$0.002Languages: loses he, ta, no +52ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
MAI Transcribe 2×2.1-72%$0.002Languages: loses no, hr, la +31
Fun Realtime ASR Preview×2.4——Languages: not verified+1ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Canary Qwen 2.5B, NVIDIAOpensame-88%$0.001Languages: loses es, fr, de +85Parakeet TDT 0.6B V3, TogetheraiOpensame-75%$0.002Languages: loses zh, ja, ko +62Whisper Large v3 TurboOpensame-89%$0.001Wizper Large v3Opensame-92%$0.001Parakeet RNNT 1.1BOpen-24%-68%$0.002Languages: loses es, fr, de +85ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Whisper Large v3Open-59%-29%$0.004 Large v3Open-28%-75%$0.001Wizper Large v3Opensame-92%$0.001Whisper Large v3 TurboOpensame-89%$0.001GPT-4o Mini Transcribeunstatedsame-50%$0.003Languages: not verifiedGPT-4o Transcribesamesame$0.006Languages: not verifiedGPT Transcribe, OpenAIsame-25%$0.004Languages: loses de, ja, pt +82GPT 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
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in Speech & VoiceFAQ
How much does Whisper Large v2 cost?›
$0.006 per minute.
Is Whisper Large v2 free to use?›
There is no free API; it costs $0.006 per minute. The weights are open, so you can run it yourself.
How good is Whisper Large v2, and what is it best at?›
#27 of 51 in Speech to text.
Is Whisper Large v2 better than Solaria-1?›
On AA Speech to text · Recorded audio word error rate, Whisper Large v2 scores 4.1 vs 4.1 — about the same. It is 41% cheaper.
When was Whisper Large v2 released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2022-12-05. It is the current version in its line.
Is Whisper Large v2 open source?›
Yes, the weights are open (Apache-2.0 licence).
Can I run Whisper Large v2 locally?›
The weights are open and can be self-hosted; hardware needs are not confirmed yet.
What is Whisper Large v2?›
Whisper Large v2 is an open-weights speech & voice model from OpenAI, released Dec 2022.
What are the best alternatives to Whisper Large v2?›
MAI Transcribe 2 (cheaper), Canary Qwen 2.5B, NVIDIA (open weights).