Whisper large-v3 on OVHcloud

OVHcloud AI Endpoints No signup

The catch: Anonymous use is capped at 2 requests a minute per model, so it suits testing rather than apps; higher limits mean a paid Public Cloud project with a payment method. Models are retired with 3 months’ notice.

Access	No signup
Free limits	Anonymous (no key): 2 requests per minute per IP and per model, and at most 10 MB or 60 s of audio per request. With a key (Public Cloud project with a payment method): 400 requests per minute and up to 2048 MB or 10,800 s per request, billed per audio second.
Modality	audio
Credit card	Not required
Commercial use	Allowed
Trains on your data	No
Licence or terms	OVHcloud Public Cloud Specific Conditions, Appendix 10 (AI Endpoints) + each model’s licence
Context window	–
Model id	`whisper-large-v3`
Base URL	`https://oai.endpoints.kepler.ai.cloud.ovh.net/v1`
Last checked	8 Oct 2026

How to use Whisper large-v3

It speaks the OpenAI API at https://oai.endpoints.kepler.ai.cloud.ovh.net/v1, so the OpenAI SDK you already use works once you change the base URL and key.

Quickstart

curl https://oai.endpoints.kepler.ai.cloud.ovh.net/v1/audio/transcriptions -F model=whisper-large-v3 -F file=@my_audio.mp3

Paste into Claude Code

I want to use the free AI model "Whisper large-v3" from OVHcloud (model id: whisper-large-v3) without signing up.
Please:
1. Check the provider docs and give me a minimal working request that needs no key.
2. Tell me the real limits and any catch (commercial use, data use, logging). Listed limits: 2 req/min and 60 s of audio per request, no key.
3. Tell me what changes if I get a free key, and when I should.

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Before you ship on it

Anonymous use is capped at 2 requests a minute per model, so it suits testing rather than apps; higher limits mean a paid Public Cloud project with a payment method. Models are retired with 3 months’ notice.
Public Cloud Specific Conditions (version dated 26 Aug 2026), Appendix 10 – AI Endpoints: no clause limits commercial use; models are third-party products whose conditions ‘may contain usage restrictions’ the client…
Free tiers are shared capacity: treat the limits as a ceiling, not a promise, and keep a paid fallback.

Questions

Is Whisper large-v3 on OVHcloud free?

Yes. OVHcloud offers it as no signup, with these limits: 2 req/min and 60 s of audio per request, no key. No credit card is needed.

Can I use Whisper large-v3 on OVHcloud commercially?

Yes, under OVHcloud Public Cloud Specific Conditions, Appendix 10 (AI Endpoints) + each model’s licence. Check the current terms before you ship.

How do I start with Whisper large-v3 on OVHcloud?

It speaks the OpenAI API at https://oai.endpoints.kepler.ai.cloud.ovh.net/v1, so the OpenAI SDK you already use works once you change the base URL and key.

Source: catalog.endpoints.ai.ovh.net/rest/v1/models_v2, checked 8 Oct 2026.