Whisper Large
This is a GGUF-quantized version of OpenAI's Whisper Large V3 model optimized for use with transcribe.cpp. It supports automatic speech recognition across 100 languages. The quantized formats enable efficient local inference on consumer hardware while maintaining high transcription quality.
Overview
3 featuresWhisper Large sits in PulseGate's Speech to text category. It focuses on running high-performance, quantized Whisper speech recognition models locally with low resource usage. It is built as an open-source project for developers and researchers needing offline ASR. Whisper Large is open source under the MIT license. It runs on the command line.
It is developed by Handy Computer, and it first shipped in 2026. The project is developed in the open on GitHub with 1.4k stars and 419 commits in the last 90 days. It operates in a well-populated space: PulseGate tracks 8 similar projects. Key capabilities include speech-to-Text, Multilingual Transcription, and GGUF Quantization.
Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.
- Speech-to-Text
- Multilingual Transcription
- GGUF Quantization
Built with & integrations
- AWS
- x-amz-cf-id header · x-amz-cf-pop header · via header
- openai
- dall- in the HTML
- local_oss
- huggingface in the HTML · transformers in the HTML
Trust & compliance
Indexing history
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- Indexed21 Jul · 17:15 UTChandy-computer/whisper-large-v3-gguf verified against its public sourceSource: PulseGate · Open
Frequently asked questions about Whisper Large
- What is Whisper Large?
- Whisper Large focuses on running high-performance, quantized Whisper speech recognition models locally with low resource usage. It is catalogued under Speech to text on PulseGate.
- Who should use Whisper Large?
- Whisper Large is an open-source project built for developers and researchers needing offline ASR.
- Is Whisper Large free?
- Yes — Whisper Large is open source under the MIT license and free to use.
- What platforms does Whisper Large run on?
- Whisper Large runs on the command line.
- Is Whisper Large still active?
- The GitHub repository shows 419 commits in the last 90 days.
- What projects are similar to Whisper Large?
- Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Whisper Large V3 Turbo, Whisper Medium, and Whisper Large.Whisper Large V3 TurboWhisper MediumWhisper Large
- Who develops Whisper Large?
- Whisper Large is developed by Handy Computer.
- When did Whisper Large launch?
- Whisper Large first shipped in 2026.
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