Zero to real-time transcription: The complete Whisper V3 streaming tutorial
Jul 29, 2025

Summary
This post provides a concrete implementation tutorial for real-time speech transcription using the Whisper V3 model over WebSockets on Baseten. It details the necessary Python packages, code structure for audio capture and transmission, metadata configuration for Whisper and streaming parameters, and the concurrent handling of sending audio chunks and receiving transcription results. It also highlights the benefits of WebSockets over traditional HTTP for streaming applications and provides guidance on production deployment with autoscaling.