MODEL COMPARE

Whisper 1 vs Whisper Large V3: Pricing, Capabilities and Benchmarks

Compare Whisper 1 and Whisper Large V3 across context window, API pricing, modalities, tool use and recommended use cases.

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Model AModel B

DECISION SUMMARY

Decision summary

Recommendations are conditional. Unknown values never count as a loss, and missing comparable benchmarks produce no winner.

Insufficient data

Evidence

comparable_coding_benchmark_missing

No same-source coding benchmark is attached to both model versions.

Insufficient data

Evidence

comparable_agent_benchmark_missing

Capabilities are listed, but a comparable agent benchmark is missing.

Tie

Evidence

context_window_larger

Whisper 1=0; Whisper Large V3=0

Whisper Large V3

Evidence

same_provider_monthly_cost_lower

Whisper 1=6000; Whisper Large V3=7.5; input=1000000; cached_input=0; output=200000; provider=OpenRouter

Tie

Evidence

open_weights_support

Whisper 1=supported; Whisper Large V3=supported

MODEL ATTRIBUTES

Source scope: Provider endpoint

Show differences only

Attribute	Whisper 1	Whisper Large V3	Winner
Context window`context_window_larger`Provider endpoint	0	0	Tie
Maximum output`max_output_larger`Provider endpoint	Unknown	Unknown	Insufficient data
Input modalities`input_modalities_differ`Provider endpoint	Audio	Audio	Insufficient data
Output modalities`output_modalities_differ`Provider endpoint	Text	Text	Insufficient data
Tool calling`tool_calling_support`Provider endpoint	Not supported	Not supported	Tie
Structured output`structured_output_support`Provider endpoint	Supported	Supported	Tie
Reasoning`reasoning_support`Model	Unknown	Unknown	Insufficient data
Open weights`open_weights_support`Model	Supported	Supported	Tie
Input price per 1M tokens`input_price_lower`Provider endpoint	$6,000	$7.5	Whisper Large V3
Output price per 1M tokens`output_price_lower`Provider endpoint	$0.00	$0.00	Tie

USAGE ESTIMATOR

Estimate token charges for the selected provider endpoints. Image, audio, request and web-search charges are not included.

This is a provider snapshot, not a quote. Confirm production pricing before use.

Monthly input tokensMonthly output tokensCached input tokens

Whisper 1$6,000Estimated monthly cost

Whisper Large V3$7.5Estimated monthly cost