Whisper API Pricing
As of October 10, 2026, Whisper costs $0.006 per minute of audio on Deepgram.
- Per second
- $0
- Per minute
- $0.006
- Providers
- 4
- Added to LiteLLM
- June 2025
Whisper pricing by provider
4 listings across 4 providers. Token prices are in US dollars per 1M tokens. The highlighted row is the price quoted above.
| Provider | Model name in LiteLLM | Per second | Per minute | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deepgram | deepgram/whisper | $0 | $0.006 | – |
| Azure AI Foundry | azure_ai/whisper | $0.0001 | $0.006 | – |
| Azure OpenAI | azure/whisper | $0.0001 | $0.006 | – |
| Cloudflare Workers AI † | cloudflare/@cf/openai/whisper | $0 | $0.00045 | – |
† This price differs from the other providers by more than 8x and is left out of the headline price. Check the provider's pricing page.
What Whisper costs in practice
Transcribing 1,000 minutes of audio
| Deepgram | $6.00 |
| Azure AI Foundry | $6.00 |
| Azure OpenAI | $6.00 |
Use Whisper with LiteLLM
Call Whisper through the LiteLLM Python SDK, or put it behind the LiteLLM proxy and send OpenAI-format requests to /v1/audio/transcriptions. LiteLLM tracks the cost of every request at these prices.
from litellm import transcription
response = transcription(
model="deepgram/whisper",
file=open("audio.mp3", "rb"),
)model_list:
- model_name: whisper
litellm_params:
model: deepgram/whisper
# credentials: see the provider's LiteLLM docs pagecurl http://0.0.0.0:4000/v1/audio/transcriptions \ -H "Authorization: Bearer sk-1234" \ -F model="whisper" \ -F file=@audio.mp3
Whisper FAQ
How much does Whisper cost?
Whisper costs $0.006 per minute of audio on Deepgram.
Which providers offer Whisper?
Whisper is available from 4 providers through LiteLLM: Deepgram, Azure AI Foundry, Azure OpenAI and Cloudflare Workers AI.
How do I call Whisper with an OpenAI-compatible API?
Use the LiteLLM Python SDK with model="deepgram/whisper", or add the model to the LiteLLM proxy's config.yaml and send requests to /v1/audio/transcriptions from any OpenAI client. LiteLLM tracks the cost of every request at the prices on this page.
When did LiteLLM add Whisper?
Whisper was added to LiteLLM's model price file in June 2025.
Sources
Prices come from LiteLLM's open-source model_prices_and_context_window.json, which LiteLLM uses to calculate the cost of every request. Provider pricing pages:
- deepgram.com/pricing
- azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/cognitive-services/openai-service/
- prices.azure.com/api/retail/prices?$filter=serviceName%20eq%20'Foundry%20Models'%20and%20armRegionName%20eq%20'eastus'%20and%20priceType%20eq%20'Consumption'
- developers.cloudflare.com/workers-ai/models/whisper/
LiteLLM docs: Deepgram, Azure AI Foundry, Azure OpenAI, Cloudflare Workers AI.
Provider pages: Deepgram, Azure AI Foundry, Azure OpenAI, Cloudflare Workers AI.