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Self-hosted Whisper costs zero per minute, but requires 2–6 hours of setup time and ongoing maintenance; per-minute billed hosted services cost about €0.02/minute, with zero setup cost.
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Medium-term (~90 days)
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10/15/2026
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Valid until: 1/13/2027
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