How much does Whisper V3 Large cost?
Whisper V3 Large Whisper API pricing is currently N/A (Avg Price) for speech-to-text. That is the public list rate from the llm-stats / ZeroEval feed, not a private contract. Volume discounts, resolution, duration, and voice or seed settings can change the invoice even when the published Avg Price stays the same.
How does Whisper V3 Large rank on the speech-to-text leaderboard?
Whisper V3 Large scores 1K on Speech to Text. Win rate is 100% across 1 Speech to Text matches. Pair that arena score with Whisper API pricing when you pick a model: a slightly lower Magia or ELO can still win if generations are much cheaper.
Is Whisper V3 Large open source?
Yes. Whisper V3 Large is marked open source under the Apache 2.0. You can self-host the weights or pay Fireworks's hosted API. The price on this page is the hosted Avg Price, not the GPU cost of running the weights yourself.
What are the cheapest alternatives to Whisper V3 Large?
Start with GPT Live Transcribe, GPT Transcribe, Claude Sonnet 4.5. Open a comparison page from this model to see Avg Price and Speech to Text side by side, then jump back to the speech-to-text pricing table and sort by price. The cheapest speech-to-text API is not always the one with the highest arena score.
How do I compare Whisper V3 Large with another speech-to-text model?
Use the Compare picker on this page, the same control as LLM comparison. Search by model or provider, pick a second model, and AnotherWrapper opens a dedicated Whisper V3 Large vs page with Avg Price, Speech to Text, license, and release date. Share that URL if you want a second opinion on the matchup.
Where does Whisper V3 Large pricing data come from?
This page normalizes public llm-stats and ZeroEval arena data for speech-to-text models, then quotes Whisper API pricing as Avg Price. Prices and scores refresh daily. Private endpoints, promo credits, and committed-use contracts can differ from the public list rate, so treat this as the comparable public number, not your invoice.
When was Whisper V3 Large released?
Whisper V3 Large was released on 2024-11-01. Newer speech-to-text models appear first on the speech-to-text pricing table. Release date is useful when you are avoiding a deprecated checkpoint, not when you are picking the cheapest Avg Price.