Fact · Speech recognition
OpenAI released Whisper's code and model weights under the MIT License.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“Whisper's code and model weights are released under the MIT License.”
openai/whisper: README (raw text), OpenAI, GitHub (openai/whisper), 2026, License section.
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- The MIT License permits use, copying and modification, including commercial use, with the license text kept in the repository.
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