# Whisper

- **Canonical URI:** https://www.vioscale.ai/software/whisper
- **Category:** Transcription
- **Homepage:** https://openai.com/research/whisper
- **Also known as:** whisper
- **Profile claimed by vendor:** no
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-26T19:36:50.221Z

## Vioscale score

**50.9 / 100**, confidence 21% (low). Computed 2026-09-01.

Composite of weighted, independently-sourced signals (no user reviews, no vendor payment).

| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence present |
|---|--:|--:|--:|:--:|
| capabilities | 0 | 0.07844444444444446 | 0 | - |
| repo_stars | 94.9 | 0.026 | 2.5 | ✓ |
| integrations | 0 | 0.07033333333333334 | 0 | - |
| dependent_projects | 55.3 | 0.063 | 3.5 | ✓ |
| dev_activity | 15 | 0.094 | 1.4 | ✓ |
| release_cadence | 95.6 | 0.052 | 5 | ✓ |
| security_posture | 0 | 0.073 | 0 | - |
| package_downloads | 0 | 0.136 | 0 | - |
| security_score | 42 | 0.042 | 1.8 | ✓ |
| community_qa_activity | 0 | 0.063 | 0 | - |

## Pricing

_As of 2026-08-20, [verify at source](https://openai.com/research/whisper). Independently observed._

Open source

## About

An automatic speech recognition model trained on 680,000 hours of multilingual audio data that transcribes and translates speech with high accuracy. It is designed to handle diverse accents, background noise, and technical language across multiple languages with transcription in original languages or translation to English.

_Independently observed._

## Release history

| Version | Date | Type |
|---|---|---|
| [v20250625](https://github.com/openai/whisper/releases/tag/v20250625) | 2025-06-26 | stable |
| [v20240930](https://github.com/openai/whisper/releases/tag/v20240930) | 2024-09-30 | stable |
| [v20240927](https://github.com/openai/whisper/releases/tag/v20240927) | 2024-09-27 | stable |
| [v20231117](https://github.com/openai/whisper/releases/tag/v20231117) | 2023-11-17 | stable |
| [v20231106](https://github.com/openai/whisper/releases/tag/v20231106) | 2023-11-06 | stable |
| [v20231105](https://github.com/openai/whisper/releases/tag/v20231105) | 2023-11-06 | stable |
| [v20230918](https://github.com/openai/whisper/releases/tag/v20230918) | 2023-09-19 | stable |
| [v20230314](https://github.com/openai/whisper/releases/tag/v20230314) | 2023-03-15 | stable |
| [v20230308](https://github.com/openai/whisper/releases/tag/v20230308) | 2023-03-08 | stable |
| [v20230307](https://github.com/openai/whisper/releases/tag/v20230307) | 2023-03-08 | stable |
| [v20230306](https://github.com/openai/whisper/releases/tag/v20230306) | 2023-03-07 | stable |
| [v20230124](https://github.com/openai/whisper/releases/tag/v20230124) | 2023-01-24 | stable |
| [v20230117](https://github.com/openai/whisper/releases/tag/v20230117) | 2023-01-18 | stable |

## Security & compliance


Known vulnerabilities: 0 (0 in the last 12 months) ([source](https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=openai-whisper&per_page=100)). A count reflects scale and disclosure, not quality.

## Facts

Every value below carries its source and our confidence. Facts are re-crawled on a freshness schedule.

### market

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | [link](https://openai.com/research/whisper) | 2026-08-20 | 75% (high) |

### pricing

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pricing.model | open_source | [link](https://openai.com/research/whisper) | 2026-08-20 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.price_level | free | [link](https://openai.com/research/whisper) | 2026-08-20 | 60% (medium) |

### activity

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| activity.commits_last_30d | 2 | [link](https://github.com/openai/whisper/pulse) | 2026-08-26 | 65% (medium) |

### adoption

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| adoption.github_stars | 107,969 | [link](https://github.com/openai/whisper) | 2026-08-26 | 90% (high) |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 2,067 | [link](https://packages.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/packages/lookup?repository_url=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fopenai%2Fwhisper) | 2026-08-26 | 85% (high) |

### language

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| language.primary | Python | [link](https://github.com/openai/whisper) | 2026-08-26 | 90% (high) |

### license

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| license.spdx | MIT | [link](https://github.com/openai/whisper) | 2026-08-26 | 95% (high) |

### release

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| release.cadence_days | 8 | [link](https://github.com/openai/whisper/releases) | 2026-08-26 | 70% (medium) |

### security

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| security.scorecard | 4.2 | [link](https://api.securityscorecards.dev/projects/github.com/openai/whisper) | 2026-08-26 | 90% (high) |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=openai-whisper&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | [link](https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=openai-whisper&per_page=100) | 2026-08-26 | 90% (high) |

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