Fact · Dictation on Windows
The Whisper README says one command transcribes speech in audio files using the turbo model.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“The following command will transcribe speech in audio files, using the turbo model:”
openai/whisper: Robust Speech Recognition via Large-Scale Weak Supervision, OpenAI, GitHub (OpenAI repository), 2023, Command-line usage.
Open the original- What it measures
- The example command is whisper audio.flac audio.mp3 audio.wav --model turbo, which runs in a terminal after the pip install.
- What it does not show
- If your PC has less memory, use a smaller model with the --model option. The guide's memory figures for the tiny, small and large models show the range.