Whisper Large V3 API

Whisper Large V3 is a speech-to-text model by OpenAI, available on the Venice API as openai/whisper-large-v3. It runs privately, with zero data retention.

Whisper Large V3 API pricing

Model ID	Variant	Privacy	Price
`openai/whisper-large-v3`	Standard	Private	$0.36 per audio hour

Whisper Large V3 specifications

Spec	Value
Provider	OpenAI
Released	Jan 15, 2025
Privacy	Private

How to use the Whisper Large V3 API

Send requests to POST https://api.venice.ai/api/v1/audio/transcriptions with "model": "openai/whisper-large-v3" and your API key.

curl https://api.venice.ai/api/v1/audio/transcriptions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $VENICE_API_KEY" \
  -F model=openai/whisper-large-v3 \
  -F file=@meeting.mp3

Whisper Large V3 API FAQ

How much does the Whisper Large V3 API cost?

0.0001 per second of audio, which is

0.36 per hour. Prices are in USD and can be paid in DIEM at parity.

What is the Whisper Large V3 model ID?

Use openai/whisper-large-v3 as the model parameter.

Is the Whisper Large V3 API private?

Whisper Large V3 is private: requests run on infrastructure Venice controls with zero data retention, and prompts and outputs are never stored or used for training.

Which endpoint does the Whisper Large V3 API use?

Call POST /audio/transcriptions.

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