Run whisper-base-gguf on a cloud GPU
whisper-base-gguf is a Speech to text model by handy-computer. See how much GPU memory it needs, which GPUs it fits on today and what it costs to run it yourself, billed per second.
GPUs it fits on today
Our estimate is about 2 GB for inference with GGUF weights, including working memory. Real use depends on resolution, batch size and context length.
| GPU | Memory | Per hour | 10 hours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GTX 1650 | 4 GB | $0.13 | $1.30 | Rent |
| GTX 1070 | 8 GB | $0.14 | $1.40 | Rent |
| GTX 1660 | 6 GB | $0.14 | $1.40 | Rent |
| GTX 1660 S | 6 GB | $0.14 | $1.40 | Rent |
| RTX A2000 | 6 GB | $0.15 | $1.50 | Rent |
Live starting prices from our catalog. You pay per second while the machine runs.
How to run whisper-base-gguf
- 01
Rent a GPU
Pick one of the GPUs above. Billing is per second; stop the machine and you stop paying.
- 02
Open a terminal or Jupyter
Connect over SSH or open Jupyter in your browser. PyTorch and CUDA are ready to use.
- 03
Download and run the model
Run the commands below. The weights download straight from Hugging Face to your machine.
pip install -U "huggingface_hub[cli]"
huggingface-cli download handy-computer/whisper-base-gguf --local-dir ./model --include "*Q4_K_M*"
# llama.cpp: ./llama-server -m ./model/*.gguf --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8000Why run it yourself?
Transcribe hours of audio for the cost of the GPU minutes it takes. Recordings never leave your machine.
Questions
- How much GPU memory does whisper-base-gguf need?
- By our estimate about 2 GB for inference (70M parameters). Higher resolution, longer context or bigger batches need more.
- How much does it cost to run whisper-base-gguf?
- From $0.13 per hour on GTX 1650, billed per second. Ten hours cost about $1.30.
- Do I need a subscription?
- No. You pay only for the time your machine runs, from your USD balance. Stop it whenever you are done.
Try it on your own GPU in minutes
Pick a GPU, open Jupyter or SSH and run any open model. You pay per second and can stop anytime; no subscription, no setup fee.
- Per-second billing in USD
- PyTorch and CUDA ready in minutes
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