price tracker · updated 2026-08-05
Cheapest Whisper Large v3 API
transcription · per minute
Official price: $0.0060/min from openai.
DeepInfra serves Whisper Large v3 for $0.00045/min, roughly 13x cheaper than OpenAI's $0.0060/min official rate. Groq is the next cheapest at about $0.0019/min.
Across the 4 endpoints we track for Whisper Large v3, posted prices span $0.00045 at deepinfra to $0.0060 at openai. That is a 13x gap for the same model, so provider choice matters more than most teams expect. Rates below are normalized to transcription · per minute and re-checked weekly.
Whisper Large v3
transcription · per minute
save up to 93%
Cheapest verified endpoint: deepinfra at $0.00045 (transcription · per minute). Prices normalized per unit, ex. egress.
How we track this
We re-pull every known provider that serves Whisper Large v3 weekly, normalize to a single unit (transcription · per minute), and pin the price the moment a provider posts it. We don't average across stale snapshots. Switching providers is usually a one-line base-URL change. Spot a stale price? tell us.
Frequently asked questions
What is the cheapest Whisper Large v3 API?
deepinfra currently has the lowest price for Whisper Large v3 at $0.00045 (transcription · per minute), based on our 2026-08-05 check across 4 providers.
How much does the Whisper Large v3 API cost?
Prices for Whisper Large v3 range from $0.00045 at deepinfra up to $0.0060 at openai, measured as transcription · per minute. Same model, different bill: picking the right provider saves up to 93%.
Which providers offer Whisper Large v3?
We currently track 4 endpoints for Whisper Large v3: deepinfra, groq, replicate, openai. The table above ranks them by effective price, cheapest first.
How often are these prices updated?
We re-check every provider weekly and pin the exact posted price rather than averaging stale snapshots. This table was last refreshed on 2026-08-05.
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