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AI & AutomationGenerated accuracy model review: 2026-05-06
Whisper Transcription Cost Calculator accuracy and testing
This page documents how Calwarden builds trust for this calculator: source notes, regression-style default tests, limitations, assumptions, unit handling, rounding, and visible change history.
Formula source
- Total cost = audio minutes * price per minute * (1 - discount percent / 100) + audio hours * review minutes per hour / 60 * review hourly rate + fixed fee.
Test cases
Default input regression check
Generated from the checked-in default inputs and calculate function.
Inputs
- Audio Minutes: 6,000 min
- Price per Minute: 0.01 $/min
- Discount: 0%
- Review Time: 8 min/hr audio
- Review Labor Rate: 30 $/hr
- Fixed Fee: $0
Expected outputs
- Total Transcription Cost: $436.00
- API Cost: $36.00
- Review Cost: $400.00
- Cost per Audio Hour: $4.36
Known limitations
- This page documents the checked-in calculator logic and does not certify results for every real-world edge case.
- Use the result as a planning estimate unless the calculator page states a stricter purpose.
Assumptions
- Pricing is user-entered and not fetched live.
- Audio length is billable duration before silence trimming unless you adjust it.
- No audio or transcript content is uploaded.
Unit handling
- Audio Minutes accepts values in min.
- Price per Minute accepts values in $/min.
- Discount accepts values in %.
- Review Time accepts values in min/hr audio.
- Review Labor Rate accepts values in $/hr.
- Fixed Fee accepts values in $.
- Total Transcription Cost is displayed as currency.
- API Cost is displayed as currency.
- Review Cost is displayed as currency.
- Cost per Audio Hour is displayed as currency.
Rounding rules
- Number displays use up to 2 decimal places in the calculator UI.
- Currency outputs are displayed with standard US dollar formatting.
- Input precision follows configured step values where provided.
Version history
1.0.0 - 2026-05-06
Generated accuracy and testing page from the current whisper-transcription-cost-calculator calculator definition.
Change log
2026-05-06
Published default regression test documentation and metadata fallbacks for Whisper Transcription Cost Calculator.
Calculator transparency
Accuracy pages are generated from checked-in calculator definitions and can be upgraded with curated review metadata over time.