2 models compared on the same benchmark — accuracy, latency, price, language coverage and capabilities. Whisper Large V3 Turbo leads on raw accuracy; Whisper Large V3 is fastest; Whisper Large V3 covers the most languages; Whisper Large V3 Turbo is cheapest.
Verdict · who wins what
Most accurate
Whisper Large V3 Turbo
14.3% WER
Groq
Fastest
Whisper Large V3
0.3× realtime
OpenAI
Most languages
Whisper Large V3
98 languages
OpenAI
Cheapest
Whisper Large V3 Turbo
$0.0007/min
Groq
Comparing
2 models · same benchmark
1
Whisper Large V3 Turbo
Groq
OpenAI Whisper large-v3-turbo served on Groq's LPU hardware — very fast, very low cost batch transcription with word-level timestamps and automatic language detection.
2
Whisper Large V3
OpenAI
OpenAI's Whisper large-v3 model
30-day benchmark average
overall WER vs price
Whisper Large V3
field · 27 models
lower-left is better
WER · lower is better
WER · English
p50 → p99
Streaming benchmark averages
Rolling 30 days
billed per second
Feature support
Languages · formats · regions
general
legal
medical
noisy
technical
uk
us
Latency p99
3.4s
4.3s
$3.96
$36.00
1,000 hours
$39.60
$360.00
No
Auto-detect language
Yes
Yes
Live / streaming
No
No
Custom vocabulary
No
No
Compliance
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Is Whisper Large V3 Turbo or Whisper Large V3 more accurate?
Whisper Large V3 Turbo is more accurate, with a 14.3% word error rate versus 17.7% for Whisper Large V3, on our standardized benchmark.
Which is cheaper, Whisper Large V3 Turbo or Whisper Large V3?
Whisper Large V3 Turbo is cheaper at $0.0007/min versus $0.0060/min for Whisper Large V3.
Should you choose Whisper Large V3 Turbo or Whisper Large V3?
Choose Whisper Large V3 Turbo for accuracy and lower cost; choose Whisper Large V3 for speed and language coverage.
