Whisper Large v3
Sep 2022
Whisper Large v3Compare inon
Whisper Large v3 measured on 46 of 81 Speech to text benchmarks46
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$0.004per minute
10.1AA Speech to text
Sep 2022released
en, es, fr +86Languages
$0.004 / minPer audio minute
/ large-v3Price covers
Ranking?
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12Qwen 3 ASR 0.6B Hf43513Whisper Large v3386.314OmniASR CTC 7B v2353.7Strong at
Alternatives?
ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
CheaperParakeet TDT 0.6B V3, TogetheraiOpen×9.8-65%$0.002Languages: loses zh, ja, ko +62+1BetterWhisper Large v3 TurboOpen+71%-84%$0.001Memory (4-bit): not verified
OpenGranite Speech 4.1 2B Nar×4.2——Languages: loses zh, ja, it +81+2BetterCanary 1B v2Open×3.8——Languages: loses zh, ja, ko +62+2BetterNemotron 3.5 ASR Streaming 0.6BOpen×3——Languages: loses ca, id, ms +52+2ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Parakeet TDT 0.6B V3, TogetheraiOpen×9.8-65%$0.002Languages: loses zh, ja, ko +62+1Whisper Large v3 TurboOpen+71%-84%$0.001Memory (4-bit): not verifiedModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Whisper Large v3 TurboOpen+71%-84%$0.001Memory (4-bit): not verifiedParakeet TDT 0.6B V3, TogetheraiOpen×9.8-65%$0.002Languages: loses zh, ja, ko +62+1Granite Speech 4.1 2B NarOpen×4.2——Languages: loses zh, ja, it +81+2Canary 1B v2Open×3.8——Languages: loses zh, ja, ko +62+2Nemotron 3.5 ASR Streaming 0.6BOpen×3——Languages: loses ca, id, ms +52+2ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Granite Speech 4.1 2B NarOpen×4.2——Languages: loses zh, ja, it +81+2CCohere Transcribe 03 2026Open+91%——Languages: loses ru, hi, tr +73+2
Qwen 3 ASR 1.7B HfOpen+15%——Languages: loses ca, he, uk +59+2Qwen 3 ASR 0.6B HfOpen+13%——Languages: loses ca, he, uk +59+1OMOSS Transcribe DiarizeOpen-42%——Languages: loses es, fr, de +84+1ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Whisper Large v3 TurboOpen+71%-84%$0.001Memory (4-bit): not verifiedGPT Transcribe, OpenAIn/a—$0.004Languages: loses de, ja, pt +82GPT Live Transcriben/a—$0.017Languages: not verified+1GPT Realtime Whispern/a—$0.017Languages: not verified+1GPT-4o Mini Transcribeunstatedn/a—$0.003Languages: not verifiedGPT-4o Transcriben/a—$0.006Languages: not verified+1 Large v3Openn/a—$0.001Memory (4-bit): not verifiedWizper Large v3Openn/a—$0.001Memory (4-bit): not verifiedAll OpenAI models →Run it yourself
estimateFits on✓ 8 GB (phone, laptop) · full quality✓ 16 GB · full quality✓ 24 GB GPU · full quality✓ 48 GB GPU · full quality✓ 80 GB GPU · full quality
LicenceMITfree for commercial use
Benchmarks
in Speech & VoiceOpen ASR · average WER7.8#44
Open ASR · RTFx470.7#32
Open ASR · AMI Cleaned WER13.6#52
Open ASR · URGENT 2024 WER13.7#35
Open ASR · AMI WER14.9#24
Open ASR · Earnings-22 WER11.6#32
Open ASR · VoxPopuli WER8.7#30
Open ASR · French RTFx339.7#13
Open ASR · German RTFx327.6#13
Open ASR · Spanish RTFx386.3#13
Open ASR · Italian RTFx368.9#12
Open ASR · Portuguese RTFx351.9#11
Open ASR · Hindi RTFx89.6#9
Open ASR · Hindi Monsoon WER28.2#28
Open ASR · Dutch RTFx300.8#11
Open ASR · Dutch MCV WER4.1#13
Open ASR · Armenian RTFx73.4#6
FAQ
How much does Whisper Large v3 cost?›
$0.004 per minute.
Is Whisper Large v3 free to use?›
There is no free API; it costs $0.004 per minute. The weights are open, so you can run it yourself.
How good is Whisper Large v3, and what is it best at?›
#49 of 51 in Speech to text.
Is Whisper Large v3 better than Qwen 3 ASR 0.6B Hf?›
On Open ASR · Spanish RTFx, Whisper Large v3 scores 386.3 vs 435 — lower.
When was Whisper Large v3 released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2022-09-27. It is the current version in its line.
Is Whisper Large v3 open source?›
Yes, the weights are open (MIT licence).
Can I run Whisper Large v3 locally?›
The weights are open and can be self-hosted; hardware needs are not confirmed yet.
What is Whisper Large v3?›
Whisper Large v3 is an open-weights speech & voice model from OpenAI, released Sep 2022.
What are the best alternatives to Whisper Large v3?›
Parakeet TDT 0.6B V3, Togetherai (cheaper), Whisper Large v3 Turbo (better), Granite Speech 4.1 2B Nar (open weights).