Open source model weights free to download and self-host. Accessible via OpenAI API at $0.006/minute of audio. Available through many third-party platforms.

Free plan with 60 minutes/day noise cancellation. Pro $8/month (unlimited). Teams $15/user/month with admin controls. Enterprise custom pricing.

Self-hosted Whisper keeps all audio on your own infrastructure. OpenAI API processes audio through OpenAI's servers. Review privacy settings if using for sensitive recordings.

Noise cancellation audio processing happens locally on device and is not sent to servers. Meeting transcription requires server-side processing. Review Krisp's privacy policy for transcription data handling.

• ✓High-quality transcription in 99 languages with strong accent and noise robustness
• ✓Open source with free model weights for self-hosted deployment
• ✓Very cost-effective compared to commercial APIs at high volumes
• ✓Multiple model sizes allow quality/speed trade-off based on hardware

• ✓Dramatically improves call audio quality in noisy environments
• ✓Works with every communication application without per-app setup
• ✓Local audio processing for noise cancellation is privacy-preserving
• ✓Meeting notes and transcription add productivity value beyond audio

• ✕Real-time performance challenging for larger models
• ✕Speaker diarisation requires additional tools and configuration
• ✕Larger models need significant GPU for fast processing
• ✕API version priced per-minute which adds up at scale

• ✕60 minutes/day limit on free plan is quickly exhausted
• ✕Meeting transcription requires server-side processing
• ✕Accent softening feature remains experimental