OpenAI: Whisper-1 (Audio to Text)

openai/whisper-1/audio-to-text

The Whisper models are trained for speech recognition and translation tasks, capable of transcribing speech audio into the text in the language it is spoken (automatic speech recognition) as well as translated into English (speech translation). Researchers at OpenAI developed the models to study the robustness of speech processing systems trained under large-scale weak supervision. The model version 001 corresponds to whisper large v2. Max request data size: 25mb of audio can be converted from speech to text per API request.

Model specifications

Input
audio
Output
text
Context
10,000 tokens
Max output
10,000 tokens
Input price
$0.006 / 1M tokens
Output price
$0 / 1M tokens
Released
2026-02-18

Capabilities

  • Streaming

Provider pricing, discounts and data privacy

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Standard service tier

1 available provider · tier input average $0.006 / 1M tokens

Azure

Tier: Standard · Region: US

Pricing
Input
$0.006 / 1M tokens

No provider discount is currently published.

Data privacy and compliance
Region
US
Zero data retention
Yes
Data retention
Zero retention
Used for training
No
Data collection
Moderated
No
GDPR compliant
Yes
HIPAA compliant
Yes
SOC 2 certified
Yes
BYOK supported
No

Frequently asked questions

What is OpenAI: Whisper-1 (Audio to Text)?
The Whisper models are trained for speech recognition and translation tasks, capable of transcribing speech audio into the text in the language it is spoken (automatic speech recognition) as well as translated into English (speech translation). Researchers at OpenAI developed the models to study the robustness of speech processing systems trained under large-scale weak supervision. The model version 001 corresponds to whisper large v2. Max request data size: 25mb of audio can be converted from speech to text per API request.
How much does OpenAI: Whisper-1 (Audio to Text) cost?
Input costs start at $0.006 / 1M tokens and output costs start at $0 / 1M tokens. Provider-level prices vary by service tier.
What is the context length of OpenAI: Whisper-1 (Audio to Text)?
OpenAI: Whisper-1 (Audio to Text) supports a 10,000 token context window and up to 10,000 output tokens.
What capabilities does OpenAI: Whisper-1 (Audio to Text) support?
OpenAI: Whisper-1 (Audio to Text) supports Streaming.
Which providers offer OpenAI: Whisper-1 (Audio to Text)?
OpenAI: Whisper-1 (Audio to Text) is available from Azure.
How do providers handle data privacy for OpenAI: Whisper-1 (Audio to Text)?
1 of 1 providers report that customer data is not used for training, and 1 offer zero-data-retention routing. Retention, compliance, and privacy-policy links are listed per provider.

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