Fact · Dictation on Windows
The Whisper README gives pip install -U openai-whisper as the command for installing the latest release.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“You can download and install (or update to) the latest release of Whisper with the following command: pip install -U openai-whisper”
openai/whisper: Robust Speech Recognition via Large-Scale Weak Supervision, OpenAI, GitHub (OpenAI repository), 2023, README, Setup.
Open the original- What it measures
- The README says the package needs Python and the ffmpeg command-line tool to be installed on the system.
- What it does not show
- The install command is the upstream one. Apps that wrap Whisper, such as Buzz, have their own installers.
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