Who should use Whisper?

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

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 maintained?

Unverified. Whisper has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.

What projects are similar to Whisper?

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

Whisper is developed by OpenAI.

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Whisper

Name: Whisper
Author: OpenAI

huggingface.coAI

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.

FreeWebSelf-hostedCloud-managed

Visit huggingface.co

Overview

5 features

In the AI 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. Whisper is free to use. It ships for the web, and it can be self-hosted.

Behind Whisper is OpenAI, and it first shipped in 2022. Key capabilities include audio transcription, audio translation, and youTube link support.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Audio transcription
Audio translation
YouTube link support
File upload
Text output

Built with & integrations

Hosting

AWS

AI providers

openailocal_oss

Runs on

BrowserSelf-hostedCloud-managed

Detected from

AWS: x-amz-cf-id header · x-amz-cf-pop header · via header
openai: dall- in the HTML
local_oss: huggingface in the HTML

Trust & compliance

Verified signals

HTTPSFree tier

Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed10 Jul · 18:13 UTC
openai/whisper verified against its public source
Source: PulseGate · Open

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 on PulseGate.
Who should use Whisper?: Whisper is a B2B product built for content creators, journalists, researchers, and students.
Is Whisper free?: 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 maintained?: Unverified. Whisper has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
What projects are similar to Whisper?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Whisper Large V3, Whisper Turbo, and Whisper Web.Whisper Large V3 Whisper Turbo Whisper Web
Who makes Whisper?: Whisper is developed by OpenAI.
When did Whisper launch?: Whisper first shipped in 2022.

At a glance

Pricing: Free
Platforms: Web
Languages: English
Built for: Content creators, journalists, researchers, and students
Model: B2B
Solves: Transcribing and translating spoken audio into text quickly and accurately.

Registered as

Hugging Face Spaces: openai/whisper

Developer

OpenAI

Index record

Indexed: 10 Jul 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
Last seen: 10 Jul 2026

Identity audit (12)

Slug: openai-whisper-huggingface-co
Lifecycle last checked: 8 Aug 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 10 Jul 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology. This listing's first-seen date was written by the catalog backfill, not observed here, so it is not treated as a sighting.
Name from: Derived from the project's own page and URL.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model from page content.
Canonical URL: https://huggingface.co/spaces/openai/whisper

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