Groq Whisper#

Cloud speech-to-text via Groq's Whisper API. No local model, no GPU, no fan spin.

Setup#

1. Get a free API key at console.groq.com

2. Store it: bash

   mkdir -p ~/.config/groq
   echo '{"api_key":"gsk_your_key_here"}' > ~/.config/groq/credentials.json
   chmod 600 ~/.config/groq/credentials.json
   
   

   Or set GROQ_API_KEY env var.

Usage#

bash

# Transcribe an audio file
{baseDir}/scripts/transcribe.sh /path/to/audio.ogg

# Specify language (default: en)
{baseDir}/scripts/transcribe.sh /path/to/audio.ogg es

When to use#

Call this script whenever you receive an audio/voice message attachment. Pass the file path directly — Groq handles ogg, mp3, wav, m4a, webm, and flac natively. No format conversion needed.

Details#

• Model: whisper-large-v3 (best accuracy)
• Speed: Faster than real-time (typically <2s for a 5-minute clip)
• Cost: Free tier available, no credit card required
• Privacy: Groq does not retain input data or train on it
• Requires: curl, jq, Groq API key