Whisper pricing
3 plans read from github.com
Self-hosted WhisperFree MIT-licensed code and model weights; local installationPython 3.8–3.11 expected · ffmpeg required · approximately 1–10 GB VRAM depending on model Read 21 Oct 2026 · github.com
Whisper (open-source code and model weights)Free MIT-licensed code and model weights · install locally with Python and ffmpeg Read 7 Oct 2026 · github.com
Whisper API$0.01 a month $0.006 per minute of transcription25 MiB maximum upload for legacy whisper-1 · streaming unsupported · Free tier 3 RPM and 200 RPD Read 21 Oct 2026 · developers.openai.com
In short
- Whisper has a free plan (Self-hosted Whisper).
- Paid plans published: 1, from $0.01 a month.
What the alternatives costAll alternatives →
| Tool | From | Free plan | Free trial |
|---|---|---|---|
| Captions | $4.99/mo | Yes | Yes |
| Fluen AI Subtitle Generator | $21.58/mo | Yes | Yes |
| SRTGen | $4/mo | Yes | No |
| Submagic | $12/mo | No | Yes |
| SmartSub | — | Yes | No |
| ngram | $29/mo | Yes | No |
| GetCaptions | $15/mo | Yes | No |
| CaptionRoom | $12/mo | Yes | No |