{"id":806,"date":"2025-07-09T13:23:19","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T13:23:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.aetherix.com\/?p=806"},"modified":"2026-03-27T13:15:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T13:15:20","slug":"jetson-generative-ai-whisper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.openzeka.com\/en\/jetson-generative-ai-whisper\/","title":{"rendered":"Jetson Generative AI \u2013 Whisper"},"content":{"rendered":"

Automatic Speech Recognition reaches new levels of accuracy and reliability with OpenAI’s Whisper<\/strong>\u2014a pre-trained model that transforms spoken words into text with remarkable precision in real time<\/strong> on your Jetson device.<\/p>\n

In this article you’ll learn how to run Whisper on Jetson using optimized containers, featuring Jupyter Lab integration<\/strong> for interactive speech recognition experiments and real-time audio transcription capabilities.<\/p>\n<\/div>

Requirements<\/h2><\/div>\n
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Hardware \/ Software<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/th>\n
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Jetson AGX Orin (64GB)<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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Recommended for best performance<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Jetson AGX Orin (32GB)<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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Good performance for most use cases<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Jetson AGX Orin (16GB)<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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Solid performance<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Jetson AGX Orin (8GB)<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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Basic functionality<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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JetPack 5 (L4T r35.x) or JetPack 6 (L4T r36.x)<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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Both versions supported<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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NVMe SSD highly recommended<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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For storage speed and space<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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6.1GB for whisper container<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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Container image storage<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Microphone access<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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For live audio recording<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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HTTPS browser support<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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Required for microphone access in Jupyter<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Note:<\/strong>\u00a0Whisper supports multiple languages and can handle various audio qualities, making it ideal for diverse speech recognition applications.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>

Step-by-Step Setup<\/h2><\/div>

1. Clone jetson-containers repository<\/strong><\/p><\/div>