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Whisper V3 Large is OpenAI’s state-of-the-art automatic speech recognition model that transcribes audio to text. It supports multiple languages and can handle various audio formats with high accuracy.

Try in playground

Test Whisper V3 Large in the Runpod Hub playground.
Endpointhttps://api.runpod.ai/v2/whisper-v3-large/runsync
Pricing$0.05 per 1000 characters
TypeAudio transcription

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Request

All parameters are passed within the input object in the request body.
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input.audio
string
required
URL of the audio file to transcribe.
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input.prompt
string
Optional context or prompt to guide transcription. Useful for domain-specific terminology or formatting hints.
curl -X POST "https://api.runpod.ai/v2/whisper-v3-large/runsync" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $RUNPOD_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "input": {
      "prompt": "",
      "audio": "https://example.com/audio-file.mp3"
    }
  }'

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Response

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id
string
Unique identifier for the request.
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status
string
Request status. Returns COMPLETED on success, FAILED on error.
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delayTime
integer
Time in milliseconds the request spent in queue before processing began.
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executionTime
integer
Time in milliseconds the model took to transcribe the audio.
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workerId
string
Identifier of the worker that processed the request.
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output
object
The transcription result.
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output.transcription
string
The transcribed text from the audio.
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output.cost
float
Cost of the transcription in USD.
{
  "id": "sync-a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890-u1",
  "status": "COMPLETED",
  "delayTime": 18,
  "executionTime": 12345,
  "workerId": "oqk7ao1uomckye",
  "output": {
    "transcription": "Hello and welcome to this demonstration of Whisper V3. This is a sample transcription that shows the high accuracy of the model.",
    "cost": 0.0065
  }
}

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Supported audio formats

Whisper V3 Large supports common audio formats including:
  • MP3
  • WAV
  • FLAC
  • M4A
  • OGG

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Cost calculation

Whisper V3 Large charges $0.05 per 1000 characters of transcribed audio. Example costs:
CharactersCost
500 characters$0.025
1,000 characters$0.05
10,000 characters$0.50