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Whisper Large v3
openai·openai/whisper-large-v3·GA·Open weights·whisper series·Speech / Audio
Speech transcription model for accurate audio-to-text and captioning workflows
At a glance
Reference price$0.016 / $0 per 1M
Cache read — · Privatemode AI
Lowest paid$0.003 / $0
Scaleway Cloud · 5.4× spread
1 more $0 channels
Context448
Output limit4,096
Capabilities
ReasoningTool use? Structured outputTemperatureAttachments
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Modalities
Audio
Knowledge cutoff2023-09
Released / updated2023-09-01 / 2026-03-17
Quality & performance
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Available at 4 providers3 with public prices · 1 free
| Provider | Tier | Input | Output | Cache read | Cache write | Context | Output limit | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nvidia | First-party | Free | — | — | 0 | 4,096 | ||
| Scaleway | Cloud | $0.003 | $0 | — | — | 0 | 8,192 | |
| NEAR AI Cloud | Gateway | $0.01 | $0 | — | — | 448 | 448 | |
| Privatemode AI | Gateway | $0.016 | $0 | — | — | 448 | 4,096 |
Sorted by blended price (input×0.75 + output×0.25) asc. The official channel always shows regardless of rank. Whether a gateway's low price is actually usable can't be verified.
Your usage cost
1Scaleway$0.60
2NEAR AI Cloud$2.00
3Privatemode AI$3.24
1 more channels offer $0 (Nvidia); free tiers usually have rate limits and no SLA, excluded from ranking.
The cheapest paid channel is the only channel.
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