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Whisper

Whisper is attributed to OpenAI in the catalog. It accepts audio input and produces text output.

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Token rates

Unavailable

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Context

448K

Released

2023-03-01

Knowledge cutoff

Unknown

Where to use it

2 observed offerings · token prices in USD per million where available

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Merge Gateway

openai/whisper-1

current

Input

Output

Cache

—

Context

448K

Max output

Reasoning: No
Tool calling: No
Structured output: No
Temperature: Yes

Historical price

Vercel AI Gateway

openai/whisper-1

current

Input

—

Output

—

Cache

—

Context

—

Max output

—

Reasoning: No
Tool calling: No
Structured output: Unknown
Temperature: No

Price unavailable

Limits and capabilities reflect each provider’s listed offering. Unknown means support was not reported.

Provider / API ID	Status	Context	Max output	Input	Output	Cache read	Reasoning	Tools	Structured	Temperature
Merge Gateway openai/whisper-1	currentHistorical price	448K	4K	$0	$0	—	No	No	No	Yes
Vercel AI Gateway openai/whisper-1	currentPrice unavailable	—	—	—	—	—	No	No	Unknown	No

Capabilities and limits

Input: audio
Output: text
Max output: 4K
Weights: Closed (source-reported)
Release: 2023-03-01
Knowledge cutoff: Unknown
Family: whisper

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Model and price history

Price history (1 observations)

Date	Provider	Input / output
2026-10-20	Merge Gateway	$0 / $0