Scaleway AI Inference
Scaleway's GPU inference platform commonly used for hosted Whisper.
Scaleway's GPU inference platform commonly used for hosted Whisper.
Best for eU teams self-hosting Whisper inside a sovereign cloud with GPU instances. Pricing: per-Scaleway pricing (compute-based).
What it is
Scaleway is a French cloud provider offering GPU inference deployments including Whisper-large-v3 templates. Useful for EU teams that need Whisper inside a sovereign / GDPR-aligned cloud with predictable compute pricing. Not a turnkey ASR API — the customer manages the deployment. Best fit: eu teams self-hosting whisper inside a sovereign cloud with gpu instances. Caveats: not a turnkey asr product; you operate the deployment. Pricing as listed: per-Scaleway pricing (compute-based). Feature flags from vendor docs: word-level timestamps. Directory tags: commercial-api, model-host, regional-europe. Last vendor-page check: 2026-05-12.
Watch out for: Not a turnkey ASR product; you operate the deployment.
Install / use
Scaleway Inference Deployment for WhisperFeatures
| Speaker diarization | No |
| Word-level timestamps | Yes |
| Streaming / real-time | No |
| Languages supported | 99 |
| HIPAA eligible | No |
Scaleway AI Inference vs Whipscribe
| Feature | Scaleway AI Inference | Whipscribe |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Transcription APIs | Transcription APIs |
| Pricing | per-Scaleway pricing (compute-based) | free beta |
| Speaker diarization | No | Yes |
| Word timestamps | Yes | Yes |
| Streaming | No | No |
| Languages | 99 | 99 |
| Platforms | API | Web, API, MCP |
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