2 models compared on the same benchmark — accuracy, latency, price, language coverage and capabilities. GPT-4o Mini Transcribe leads on raw accuracy; GPT-4o Mini Transcribe is fastest; GPT-4o Mini Transcribe covers the most languages; Whisper Large V3 is cheapest.
Verdict · who wins what
Most accurate
GPT-4o Mini Transcribe
13.6% WER
OpenAI
Fastest
GPT-4o Mini Transcribe
0.1× realtime
OpenAI
Most languages
GPT-4o Mini Transcribe
98 languages
OpenAI
Cheapest
Whisper Large V3
$0.0019/min
Groq
Comparing
2 models · same benchmark
1
Whisper Large V3
Groq
OpenAI Whisper large-v3 served on Groq's LPU hardware — top Whisper accuracy at Groq speed and cost, with word-level timestamps and automatic language detection.
2
GPT-4o Mini Transcribe
OpenAI
GPT-4o Mini optimized for fast transcription
GPT-4o Mini Transcribe
Whisper Large V3
field · 33 models
lower-left is better
general
legal
medical
noisy
technical
uk
us
Latency p99
3.6s
2.4s
$11.16
$18.00
1,000 hours
$111.60
$180.00
No
Auto-detect language
Yes
Yes
Live / streaming
No
No
Custom vocabulary
No
No
Max file size
100 MB
25 MB
Max duration
No limit
No limit
Compliance
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Is Whisper Large V3 or GPT-4o Mini Transcribe more accurate?
GPT-4o Mini Transcribe is more accurate, with a 13.6% word error rate versus 14.4% for Whisper Large V3, on our standardized benchmark.
Which is cheaper, Whisper Large V3 or GPT-4o Mini Transcribe?
Whisper Large V3 is cheaper at $0.0019/min versus $0.0030/min for GPT-4o Mini Transcribe.
Should you choose Whisper Large V3 or GPT-4o Mini Transcribe?
Choose Whisper Large V3 for lower cost; choose GPT-4o Mini Transcribe for accuracy, speed, and language coverage.
