Whisper large-v3 on Scaleway
Scaleway Generative APIs Trial credit
The catch: It is a one-off allowance for new customers, not a monthly tier, and rate limits only apply once a payment method is registered, so a card is effectively required. Use past 1M tokens is billed automatically.
| Access | Trial credit |
|---|---|
| Free limits | Uses the one-off 60 free minutes of audio transcription; then 1,800 audio seconds/min and 300 requests/min with a payment method (3,600 s/min with identity verified). |
| Modality | audio |
| Credit card | Required |
| Commercial use | Allowed |
| Trains on your data | No |
| Licence or terms | Scaleway terms + per-model licence |
| Context window | – |
| Model id | whisper-large-v3 |
| Base URL | https://api.scaleway.ai/v1 |
| Last checked | 8 Oct 2026 |
How to use Whisper large-v3
It speaks the OpenAI API at https://api.scaleway.ai/v1, so the OpenAI SDK you already use works once you change the base URL and key.
curl https://api.scaleway.ai/v1/audio/transcriptions -H "Authorization: Bearer $SCW_SECRET_KEY" -F model=whisper-large-v3 -F [email protected]
I want to try the AI model "Whisper large-v3" on Scaleway with its free trial credit (model id: whisper-large-v3). Please: 1. Check the provider docs and give me the exact steps to claim the free credit and create an API key. 2. Give me a minimal working example that reads the key from an environment variable. 3. Tell me how much the credit covers, when it runs out or expires, and whether a card is charged after. Listed limits: One-off 60 audio minutes · 300 RPM. 4. Tell me which provider has a renewing free tier for the same model, if any.
Before you ship on it
- It is a one-off allowance for new customers, not a monthly tier, and rate limits only apply once a payment method is registered, so a card is effectively required. Use past 1M tokens is billed automatically.
- Paid cloud service. FAQ: ‘you need to comply with model licenses when using Generative APIs - Serverless’. Supported-models page: licences that restrict commercial use (such as CC-BY-NC-4.0) ‘do not apply to usage…
- 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 Scaleway free?
Yes. Scaleway offers it as trial credit, with these limits: One-off 60 audio minutes · 300 RPM.
Can I use Whisper large-v3 on Scaleway commercially?
Yes, under Scaleway terms + per-model licence. Check the current terms before you ship.
How do I start with Whisper large-v3 on Scaleway?
It speaks the OpenAI API at https://api.scaleway.ai/v1, so the OpenAI SDK you already use works once you change the base URL and key.
Source: scaleway.com/en/docs/generative-apis/reference-content/supported-models/, checked 8 Oct 2026.