Pricing · 2026
Whisper pricing
3 plans on the record · a free plan
Every plan
Self-hosted Whisper
Free
MIT-licensed code and model weights; local installation
Python 3.8–3.11 expected · ffmpeg required · approximately 1–10 GB VRAM depending on model
Read 21 Oct 2026 · github.com
Whisper API
$0.01 usage-based
$0.006 per minute of transcription
25 MiB maximum upload for legacy whisper-1 · streaming unsupported · Free tier 3 RPM and 200 RPD
Read 21 Oct 2026 · developers.openai.com
Whisper (open-source code and model weights)
Free
MIT-licensed code and model weights · install locally with Python and ffmpeg
Read 7 Oct 2026 · github.com