Use smaller models for speed, larger for accuracy.
1---2name: openai-whisper3description: Whisper (CLI)4---5# Whisper (CLI)67Use `whisper` to transcribe audio locally.89Quick start1011- `whisper /path/audio.mp3 --model medium --output_format txt --output_dir .`12- `whisper /path/audio.m4a --task translate --output_format srt`1314Notes1516- Models download to `~/.cache/whisper` on first run.17- `--model` defaults to `turbo` on this install.18- Use smaller models for speed, larger for accuracy.
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