OpenAI Whisper

OpenAI Whisper uses file-based transcription API calls after recording stops.

Official Documentation

Get API Key

  1. Create API key in OpenAI platform.
  2. Enable billing for stable production usage.
  3. Store key securely.

Configure in OpenTypeless

  1. Settings > Speech Recognition > Provider: OpenAI Whisper.
  2. Paste key and run Test.
  3. Use Auto Detect language unless latency tuning requires fixed language.

Recommended Configuration

OpenTypeless uploads WAV audio to OpenAI transcription endpoint.

Provider: openai-whisper
Protocol: HTTPS multipart upload
Endpoint: https://api.openai.com/v1/audio/transcriptions
Auth header: Authorization: Bearer <OPENAI_API_KEY>
Model: whisper-1

Important

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This integration path is not token-streaming STT. Expect final results after recording stop.