# Whisper

> OpenAI's general-purpose speech recognition model

A speech recognition model trained on a large multilingual dataset. It transcribes and translates audio in many languages.

- Source: https://github.com/openai/whisper
- License: MIT
- Language: Python
- Stars: 109886
- Forks: 13318
- Contributors: 87
- Last commit: 2026-08-31
- Latest release: v20250625 (2025-06-26)
- Purpose: AI & LLM tooling, Media & photos
- Runs on: CLI, Library / SDK
- For: Personal, Enterprise

## Worth score: 66/100

How much DigGitHub recommends it, from activity, adoption, docs, license and security signals.

- Popularity: 25/25
- Momentum: 10/20
- Maintenance: 13/25
- Community: 13/15
- Readiness: 5/15

## Alternatives

- [whisper.cpp](https://diggithub.com/ggml-org/whisper.cpp.md): Whisper speech recognition in C/C++

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Source page: https://diggithub.com/openai/whisper
Updated: 2026-10-03