whisper-large-v3-turbo — Free API

What is whisper-large-v3-turbo?

Whisper Large v3 Turbo on Groq is a speed-optimized variant of Whisper Large v3 — it delivers faster transcription at slightly lower accuracy, ideal for real-time or high-volume audio processing where turnaround time matters more than word-perfect output. Use cases include live captioning, quick meeting summaries, and voice command processing. The free tier supports 2,000 requests per day at 20 RPM. Like the non-Turbo variant, audio is passed as base64-encoded files to the chat endpoint. Registration required, no credit card needed.

whisper-large-v3-turbo API Code Example

Paste your API key and run. See the config generator for Claude Code, Cursor, and more tools.

from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    base_url="https://api.groq.com/openai/v1",
    api_key="YOUR_API_KEY"
)

response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="whisper-large-v3-turbo",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)

import OpenAI from "openai";

const openai = new OpenAI({
  baseURL: "https://api.groq.com/openai/v1",
  apiKey: "YOUR_API_KEY",
});

const completion = await openai.chat.completions.create({
  model: "whisper-large-v3-turbo",
  messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Hello!" }],
});

console.log(completion.choices[0].message.content);

curl https://api.groq.com/openai/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -d '{
    "model": "whisper-large-v3-turbo",
    "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]
  }'

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