Whisper
Speech-to-text tool on the AImpulse Index.
AImpulse Verdict
Whisper holds a score of 86 on the AImpulse Index, placing it in the Elite tier.
Score is up 47 points this week, signaling strong momentum.
Category position compares this tool against every peer we index in the same space—useful when shortlists get noisy.
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Signal intelligence
Twitter/X mentions, Reddit activity, viral posts
Forum threads, Slack/Discord activity, Q&A volume
GitHub stars, forks, npm downloads, API usage
News mentions, funding rounds, analyst coverage
Rank within category vs all competitors
Week-over-week growth in active usage signals
Scores combine six public signal families we observe without vendor cooperation. They are recomputed weekly — not paid placement. How the Index works →
Momentum over 12 weeks
Hover or tap any point to see that week's score. Built from recorded history where available.
Who uses this tool
Best for
Teams benchmarking AI options in this space using momentum, adoption, and category signals.
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Use case fit
Speech-to-text leaders use tools like this when they want compounding signal quality—not vanity metrics.
AImpulse weights adoption, community, developer pull, press, category rank, and velocity so you see durability, not spikes.
Pricing fit
Typical positioning in this category aligns with Enterprise plans — validate seats and
usage caps on the vendor site.
Pricing & plans
VerifiedHand-checked plans and what each tier unlocks. Last confirmed against the vendor's public pricing.
~$0.006 per minute of audio transcribed (OpenAI API pricing page).
Higher-quality speech-to-text models billed per minute via OpenAI API.
Index pricing labels reflect public vendor pages. Dollar amounts appear only when hand-verified. How the Index works →
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Recent updates
Whisper gained 2 index points after "AI Hardware Bets Collide With Coding Agent Reality". funding or valuation coverage strengthened the press and market-confidence signal.
Whisper gained 1 index point after "Cognition's $1B Raise Fuels AI Coding Momentum as Google Stumbles". funding or valuation coverage strengthened the press and market-confidence signal.
Whisper gained 2 index points after "Uber's AI Spending Cliff Signals Reality Check for Enterprise Adoption". partnership or enterprise adoption coverage improved adoption signals.
Whisper gained 34 index points this week on the AImpulse Index — now at 73. Momentum reflects social, developer, press, category position, and adoption signals across the market.
Whisper gained 2 index points after "AI Hardware Bets Fuel Model Demand as Creator Backlash Slows". funding or valuation coverage strengthened the press and market-confidence signal.