RankWhisper (OpenAI)
- Made by
- OpenAI
- Company founded
- 2015
- Headquarters
- United States
- Launched
- September 2022
- Category
- AI Models › Speech-to-Text (ASR) Models
- Type
- Open source
- License
- MIT ?Permissive. Free to use, modify and distribute, including commercially. Keep the copyright and license notice. · Source code
- Pricing
- Free
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How to get it
- Website: github.com/openai/whisper
Key features
- Speech recognition in around 100 languages
- Translation of speech into English
- Multiple model sizes for different speed and accuracy needs
- Runs locally on your own computer or server
Strengths
- Free and open source under the MIT license, so it can be used commercially without fees.
- Robust to accents, background noise and technical vocabulary.
- Runs entirely offline, which keeps audio private.
- The foundation for a large number of transcription apps and tools.
Frequently asked questions
- Who makes Whisper?
- OpenAI, which released it as open source in 2022.
- Is Whisper free?
- Yes. Whisper is open source under the MIT license and free to run yourself.
- Can Whisper run offline?
- Yes. It runs locally without sending audio to a server.