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Self-Hosting Whisper vs Using a Hosted Front-End: The Honest Break-Even

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Short answer: self-hosting Whisper costs nothing per minute and roughly 2–6 hours of setup plus ongoing maintenance. A metered hosted service costs around €0.02/minute and nothing to set up. At those rates you'd need to process roughly 85–250 hours of audio before the setup time pays for itself at…

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  1. 2026-10-15 07:00 · DEV Community — AI
    Self-Hosting Whisper vs Using a Hosted Front-End: The Honest Break-Even

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