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# Wizper (Whisper v3) API

> Wizper (Whisper v3) API on Venice: speech to text at $0.36 per audio hour ($6.00 per 1,000 minutes). Private, with zero data retention.

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  <Accordion title="Plain-text specification">
    # Wizper (Whisper v3) API

    Wizper (Whisper v3) is a speech-to-text model by OpenAI, available on the Venice API as `fal-ai/wizper`. It runs privately, with zero data retention.

    ## Wizper (Whisper v3) API pricing

    | Model ID | Variant | Privacy | Price |
    | - | - | - | - |
    | `fal-ai/wizper` | Standard | Private | \$0.36 per audio hour |

    ## Wizper (Whisper v3) specifications

    | Spec | Value |
    | - | - |
    | Provider | OpenAI |
    | Released | Apr 17, 2026 |
    | Privacy | Private |

    ## How to use the Wizper (Whisper v3) API

    Send requests to `POST https://api.venice.ai/api/v1/audio/transcriptions` with `"model": "fal-ai/wizper"` and your API key.

    ```bash theme={null}
    curl https://api.venice.ai/api/v1/audio/transcriptions \
      -H "Authorization: Bearer $VENICE_API_KEY" \
      -F model=fal-ai/wizper \
      -F file=@meeting.mp3
    ```

    ## Wizper (Whisper v3) API FAQ

    ### How much does the Wizper (Whisper 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 Wizper (Whisper v3) model ID?

    Use `fal-ai/wizper` as the `model` parameter.

    ### Is the Wizper (Whisper v3) API private?

    Wizper (Whisper 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 Wizper (Whisper v3) API use?

    Call `POST /audio/transcriptions`.

    ## Related models

    * [Parakeet ASR API](/models/parakeet-asr): \$0.36 per audio hour
    * [ElevenLabs Scribe V2 API](/models/elevenlabs-scribe-v2): \$0.60 per audio hour
    * [Whisper Large V3 API](/models/whisper-large-v3): \$0.36 per audio hour
    * [xAI Speech to Text v1 API](/models/xai-speech-to-text-v1): \$0.11 per audio hour
  </Accordion>
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