OpenAI Whisper

OpenAI's Whisper, run by OpenAI. By OpenAI, on GridPup at $0.0072 per minute of audio ($0.43 an hour), paid from your GridPup balance per request. No subscription.

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Price

Made by: OpenAI
Price: $0.0072 per minute, $0.43 per hour
Can: Timed subtitles
Files: Up to 20 MB

What it costs, roughly
A 30-minute meeting	$0.22
100 hours of audio	$43.47

Use it from your code

GridPup's API speaks OpenAI's format: use any OpenAI SDK with the base URL https://api.gridpup.com/v1/ai and a GridPup API key with Also use AI models. The answer tells you what it cost. More in the API docs.

from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(base_url="https://api.gridpup.com/v1/ai", api_key="gp_live_…")

with open("meeting.mp3", "rb") as f:
    r = client.audio.transcriptions.create(
        model="openai/whisper",
        file=f,
    )
print(r.text)

Questions

How much does OpenAI Whisper cost?: $0.0072 per minute of audio ($0.43 an hour), charged per request from your prepaid balance. You need a small balance to start ($1 for most models); there is no monthly fee.
Who runs it?: OpenAI made OpenAI Whisper. GridPup serves it through Cloudflare's AI Gateway, so you use it with one GridPup balance instead of an account with OpenAI.
Does it work with the OpenAI SDK?: Yes: set base_url to https://api.gridpup.com/v1/ai and the model to openai/whisper.

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