WhisperAPI lets you upload 10GB video files. No arbitrary minute caps. Most transcription services can't handle anything over an hour—or they hit you with complicated tier systems. This one takes your file and processes it.
It runs on OpenAI's Whisper engine but packages everything for people who don't want to mess with model deployment. Multiple Whisper model options are available. Small models? Faster processing. Large models? Better accuracy. You pick based on what you're transcribing. A podcast producer rushing episode notes can use the tiny model. Medical interview transcription needs the large one.
Speaker diarization splits out who said what (useful for multi-speaker content). Export options include JSON—if you're piping data into another system—or PDF for a readable document. The dashboard accepts drag-and-drop files. Developers get API endpoints. Both paths work fine. Files disappear after 24 hours, so sensitive audio isn't sitting on someone else's server forever.
WhisperAPI claims 99.8% accuracy across 98 languages. You'll burn through API credits faster with diarization features or beefier models—that's the cost calculation. Credits don't expire, at least. Five free transcription credits let you test things out before committing.
The no-minute-limit approach works well for long-form content. Webinars. Full-day conference recordings. Stuff that typically gets chopped up elsewhere. You can process it all in one go.
