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Whisper

machine learning model for speech recognition and transcription
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Summary

Whisper is a Python package[1]. Whisper draws 2,677 Wikipedia views per month (python package category, ranking #2 of 13).[2]

Key Facts

  • Creator: OpenAI OpCo[3], OpenAI[4]
  • Instance of: software[5], machine learning model[6]
  • Developer: OpenAI[7]
  • Copyright license: MIT License[8]
  • Programmed in: Python[9]
  • Has use: speech recognition[10]
  • Source code repository URL: https://github.com/openai/whisper[11]
  • Copyright status: copyrighted[12]

Why It Matters

Whisper has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] Whisper is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

Related Entities

OpenAI OpenAI OpCo software

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . api.github.com. Retrieved . api.github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Whisper. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/whisper-q120759195
MLA “Whisper.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 20 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/whisper-q120759195.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_whisper-q120759195_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Whisper}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/whisper-q120759195}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-20}}
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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 2d ago · VksBv5qY · 2026-10-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'ca', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'ja', 'ko', 'pt', 'uk', 'vi']
    Source code repository url → https://github.com/openai/whisper, https://github.com/openai/whisper
    Has use → speech recognition
    Sitelink count → 12
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbmergeitems-from:0||Q141613824 */"
  2. 5w ago · Psubhashish · 2026-09-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Copyright status → —
    Copyright license → MIT License
    Instance of → Python package, software, machine learning model
    Github topic → whisper
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Programmed in: Python"
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