Whisper

Whisper is OpenAI's open-source speech-recognition model. It transcribes speech in many languages and can translate it into English, and you can run it on your own computer.

Who it's for: Developers and privacy-minded users who want self-hosted transcription.

Key uses and features

Multilingual transcription
Translation to English
Open-source code and weights
Runs locally
Also available as a paid OpenAI API

Good for: Self-hosted transcription.

Pricing model: open source

Used for: Audio & voice Data

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Details checked against public sources in October 2026. Pricing and features change often; check the official site.