Whisper Large v3 Turbo

Oct 2024
Whisper Large v3 Turbo
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$0.001per minute
4.6AA Speech to text
Oct 2024released
en, es, fr +86Languages
$0.001 / minPer audio minute
/ v3 TurboPrice covers

Ranking?

Full ranking →
1Granite Speech 4.1 2B Nar7.72Granite Speech 4.1 2B7.73Cohere Transcribe 03 20267.84Higgs Audio v3 Stt7.95Azure Speech 06 20267.9
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25Voxtral Mini 3B 25071526Whisper Large v3 Turbo15.227VibeVoice ASR HF15.5

Strong at

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Speech & Voice#35 of 51

Alternatives?

ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
BetterCanary Qwen 2.5B, NVIDIAOpen+68%+11%$0.001Languages: loses es, fr, de +85OpenGranite Speech 4.1 2B Nar+98%——Languages: loses zh, ja, it +81+1BetterParakeet TDT 0.6B V3, TogetheraiOpen+43%+125%$0.002Languages: loses zh, ja, ko +62+1rBetterResonant 1+57%+440%$0.004Languages: not verified+1SBetterSmallest AI Pulse+46%+650%$0.005Languages: loses ar, tr, pl +67+1

Run it yourself

Fits onhardware needs not verified yet
LicenceMITfree for commercial use

Benchmarks

in Speech & Voice
AA Speech to text · Recorded audio word error rate4.6#37
Open ASR · average WER8.4#48
Open ASR · RTFx810.5#21
Open ASR · AMI Cleaned WER13.9#55
Open ASR · Earnings-22 Cleaned AA Chunked WER8.1#41
Open ASR · GigaSpeech Cleaned WER8.5#41
Open ASR · LibriSpeech Clean WER2.1#52
Open ASR · LibriSpeech Other WER3.7#41
Open ASR · SPGISpeech WER2.8#38
Open ASR · URGENT 2024 WER13.7#33
Open ASR · Voice Arena Monsoon WER4.8#40
Open ASR · VoxPopuli AA Cleaned WER7#60
Open ASR · AMI WER15.2#26
Open ASR · Earnings-22 WER11.1#29
Open ASR · GigaSpeech WER8.5#20
Open ASR · VoxPopuli WER11.2#32
Open ASR · URGENT 2024 Clean WER5.7#35
Open ASR · French RTFx591.2#9
Open ASR · French FLEURS WER4.9#23
Open ASR · French MCV WER11.1#33
Open ASR · French MLS WER4.2#20
Open ASR · German RTFx338.3#12
Open ASR · German FLEURS WER3.7#21
Open ASR · German MCV WER8.6#33
Open ASR · Spanish RTFx660.8#9
Open ASR · Spanish FLEURS WER2.7#16
Open ASR · Spanish MCV WER5#26
Open ASR · Spanish MLS WER3.9#25
Open ASR · Italian RTFx423#9
Open ASR · Italian FLEURS WER3.3#27
Open ASR · Italian MCV WER6.6#30
Open ASR · Italian MLS WER6.4#21
Open ASR · Portuguese RTFx974.1#5
Open ASR · Portuguese FLEURS WER3.8#18
Open ASR · Portuguese MLS WER5.5#14
Open ASR · Hindi RTFx251.7#5
Open ASR · Hindi Monsoon WER40.8#32
Open ASR · Dutch RTFx608.5#7
Open ASR · Dutch FLEURS WER5#14
Open ASR · Dutch MCV WER7.1#21
Open ASR · Dutch MLS WER5#11

FAQ

How much does Whisper Large v3 Turbo cost?›

$0.001 per minute.

Is Whisper Large v3 Turbo 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 Whisper Large v3 Turbo, and what is it best at?›

#35 of 51 in Speech to text.

Is Whisper Large v3 Turbo better than Voxtral Mini 3B 2507?›

On Open ASR · AMI WER, Whisper Large v3 Turbo scores 15.2 vs 15 — about the same. It is 33% cheaper.

When was Whisper Large v3 Turbo released? Is there a newer version?›

Released 2024-10-01. It is the current version in its line.

Is Whisper Large v3 Turbo open source?›

Yes, the weights are open (MIT licence).

Can I run Whisper Large v3 Turbo locally?›

The weights are open and can be self-hosted; hardware needs are not confirmed yet.

What is Whisper Large v3 Turbo?›

Whisper Large v3 Turbo is an open-weights speech & voice model from OpenAI, released Oct 2024.

What are the best alternatives to Whisper Large v3 Turbo?›

Canary Qwen 2.5B, NVIDIA (better), Granite Speech 4.1 2B Nar (open weights).