Who should use Whisper?

Whisper is a B2B product built for content creators, journalists, researchers, and students.

Does Whisper have a free plan?

Yes — Whisper is free to use.

What platforms does Whisper run on?

Whisper runs on the web. It can also be self-hosted.

Is Whisper still active?

PulseGate's automated liveness checks currently classify Whisper as active.

What tools are similar to Whisper?

Similar tools tracked by PulseGate include Whisper Large V3, Whisper Turbo, and Whisper Web.

Who develops Whisper?

Whisper is developed by OpenAI.

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Whisper

Name: Whisper
Author: OpenAI

huggingface.coAI & ML

Whisper is a web application that enables users to transcribe or translate spoken audio into written text. Users can upload audio files, record directly, or provide YouTube links, and receive accurate transcriptions or translations. It is ideal for content creators, journalists, and researchers.

Free

WebSelf-hostedCloud-managed

Visit huggingface.co

Overview

5 features

In the AI & ML space, Whisper takes a focused approach. It focuses on transcribing and translating spoken audio into text quickly and accurately. Whisper is a B2B product aimed at content creators, journalists, researchers, and students. The product is available for free. The product ships for the web, and it can be self-hosted.

Behind Whisper is OpenAI, and the product first shipped in 2022. Across PulseGate's embedding index, Whisper has few near neighbours, marking it as relatively distinct. Among its 5 catalogued features are audio transcription, audio translation, and youTube link support.

Audio transcription
Audio translation
YouTube link support
File upload
Text output

AI capabilities

AudioTextInference: Cloud API

Built with & integrations

Hosting: aws
AI providers: openailocal_oss
Runs on: BrowserSelf-hostedCloud-managed

Trust & compliance

LicenseProprietary

Verified signals

HTTPS Free tier

Recent events

Latest indexed changes and source events

IndexedJul 10, 6:13 PM
openai/whisper discovered by the PulseGate indexer
Source: PulseGate indexerOpen ↗

Frequently asked questions about Whisper

What is Whisper?: Whisper focuses on transcribing and translating spoken audio into text quickly and accurately. It is catalogued under AI & ML on PulseGate.
Who should use Whisper?: Whisper is a B2B product built for content creators, journalists, researchers, and students.
Does Whisper have a free plan?: Yes — Whisper is free to use.
What platforms does Whisper run on?: Whisper runs on the web. It can also be self-hosted.
Is Whisper still active?: PulseGate's automated liveness checks currently classify Whisper as active.
What tools are similar to Whisper?: Similar tools tracked by PulseGate include Whisper Large V3, Whisper Turbo, and Whisper Web.Whisper Large V3 Whisper Turbo Whisper Web See all 34 alternatives
Who develops Whisper?: Whisper is developed by OpenAI.
How long has Whisper been around?: Whisper first shipped in 2022.

At a glance

Pricing: Free
Platforms: Web
Languages: English
First seen: Jan 21, 2022
Activity: 🟢 Active
Status: 🟢 Active
Built for: Content creators, journalists, researchers, and students
Model: B2B
Solves: Transcribing and translating spoken audio into text quickly and accurately.

Developer

OpenAI

PulseGate index

Confidence: High · 96
Indexed: Jul 10, 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
Activity: Active
First seen: Jan 2022
Last seen: 3d ago
Freshness: Unknown

Identity audit (9)

Entity ID: cmrf98utl001aen0x82evv3ph
Slug: openai-whisper-huggingface-co
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Claim / listing state: Unclaimed · listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: Jul 10, 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
Last updated: Jul 10, 2026
Canonical URL: https://huggingface.co/spaces/openai/whisper

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