feat: add OpenAI Whisper API support (bring your own key)

apps/desktop/src/constants/models.ts

@@ -148,6 +148,37 @@ export const AVAILABLE_MODELS: AvailableWhisperModel[] = [
     provider: "Amical Cloud",
     providerIcon: "/assets/icon_logo.svg",
   },
+  {
+    id: "openai-whisper",
+    name: "OpenAI Whisper",
+    type: "whisper",
+    description: "Cloud transcription using your own OpenAI API key.",
+    checksum: "",
+    filename: "",
+    downloadUrl: "",
+    size: 0,
+    sizeFormatted: "Cloud",
+    modelSize: "Cloud",
+    features: [
+      {
+        icon: "key-round",
+        tooltip: "Bring your own API key",
+      },
+      {
+        icon: "bolt",
+        tooltip: "Fast cloud transcription",
+      },
+      {
+        icon: "languages",
+        tooltip: "Multilingual support",
+      },
+    ],
+    speed: 4.0,
+    accuracy: 4.5,
+    setup: "cloud",
+    provider: "OpenAI",
+    providerIcon: "/icons/models/openai_dark.svg",
+  },
   {
     id: "whisper-tiny",
     name: "Whisper Tiny",

apps/desktop/src/constants/provider-types.ts

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ export const PROVIDER_TYPES = {
   openRouter: "openrouter",
   ollama: "ollama",
   openAICompatible: "openai-compatible",
+  openAIWhisper: "openai-whisper",
 } as const;
 
 export type ProviderType = (typeof PROVIDER_TYPES)[keyof typeof PROVIDER_TYPES];
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ export const SYSTEM_PROVIDER_INSTANCE_IDS = {
   openRouter: "system-openrouter",
   ollama: "system-ollama",
   openAICompatible: "system-openai-compatible",
+  openAIWhisper: "system-openai-whisper",
 } as const;
 
 export function getRemoteProviderType(provider: RemoteProvider): ProviderType {
@@ -43,6 +45,8 @@ export function getSystemProviderInstanceId(
       return SYSTEM_PROVIDER_INSTANCE_IDS.ollama;
     case PROVIDER_TYPES.openAICompatible:
       return SYSTEM_PROVIDER_INSTANCE_IDS.openAICompatible;
+    case PROVIDER_TYPES.openAIWhisper:
+      return SYSTEM_PROVIDER_INSTANCE_IDS.openAIWhisper;
   }
 }
 
@@ -58,5 +62,7 @@ export function getProviderDisplayName(providerType: ProviderType): string {
       return REMOTE_PROVIDERS.ollama;
     case PROVIDER_TYPES.openAICompatible:
       return REMOTE_PROVIDERS.openAICompatible;
+    case PROVIDER_TYPES.openAIWhisper:
+      return "OpenAI Whisper";
   }
 }

apps/desktop/src/db/schema.ts

@@ -164,6 +164,9 @@ export interface AppSettingsData {
       apiKey: string;
       baseURL: string;
     };
+    openAIWhisper?: {
+      apiKey: string;
+    };
     defaultSpeechModel?: string; // Selection key "<providerInstanceId>::speech::<id>" or legacy speech model ID
     defaultLanguageModel?: string; // Selection key "<providerInstanceId>::language::<id>" or legacy language model ID
     defaultEmbeddingModel?: string; // Selection key "<providerInstanceId>::embedding::<id>" or legacy embedding model ID

apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/en.json

@@ -181,6 +181,19 @@
             "internetLogin": "Needs internet and login"
           }
         },
+        "openai": {
+          "title": "OpenAI Whisper",
+          "subtitle": "Bring your own API key - fast cloud transcription",
+          "description": "Use your own OpenAI API key for cloud-based Whisper transcription. No login required.",
+          "pros": {
+            "accurate": "High accuracy",
+            "fast": "Fast cloud processing",
+            "noLogin": "No login needed"
+          },
+          "cons": {
+            "apiKey": "Requires OpenAI API key"
+          }
+        },
         "local": {
           "title": "Local Models",
           "subtitle": "Private, offline, and free - runs fully on your device.",
@@ -212,6 +225,19 @@
           "loginStartFailed": "Failed to open login. Please try again."
         }
       },
+      "openai": {
+        "title": "Connect OpenAI API Key",
+        "description": "Enter your OpenAI API key to use cloud-based Whisper transcription.",
+        "placeholder": "Enter your OpenAI API key (sk-...)",
+        "connect": "Connect",
+        "connected": "API key validated and saved!",
+        "toast": {
+          "validated": "OpenAI API key validated successfully"
+        },
+        "error": {
+          "validationFailed": "Failed to validate API key. Please check and try again."
+        }
+      },
       "local": {
         "downloadingTitle": "Downloading Local Model",
         "downloadingDescription": "Setting up local model for private, offline transcription",
@@ -326,6 +352,10 @@
         "localTranscriptionFailed": {
           "title": "Local transcription failed",
           "description": "Whisper audio processing failed"
+        },
+        "cloudTranscriptionFailed": {
+          "title": "Cloud transcription failed",
+          "description": "Cloud transcription request failed"
         }
       }
     }
@@ -882,6 +912,25 @@
         },
         "validationFailed": "Validation failed"
       },
+      "openAIWhisper": {
+        "title": "OpenAI Whisper",
+        "description": "Use your own OpenAI API key for cloud-based Whisper transcription. No login required.",
+        "placeholder": "Enter your OpenAI API key (sk-...)",
+        "statusConnected": "Connected",
+        "statusNotConfigured": "Not configured",
+        "connect": "Connect",
+        "validating": "Validating...",
+        "remove": "Remove",
+        "configureFirst": "Please configure your OpenAI API key above first.",
+        "toast": {
+          "validated": "OpenAI API key validated successfully",
+          "validationFailed": "Failed to validate OpenAI API key",
+          "configSaved": "OpenAI Whisper configuration saved",
+          "configSaveFailed": "Failed to save OpenAI Whisper configuration",
+          "configRemoved": "OpenAI Whisper configuration removed",
+          "configRemoveFailed": "Failed to remove OpenAI Whisper configuration"
+        }
+      },
       "syncedModels": {
         "title": "Synced Models",
         "toast": {

apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/es.json

@@ -326,6 +326,10 @@
         "localTranscriptionFailed": {
           "title": "La transcripción local falló",
           "description": "El procesamiento de audio de Whisper falló"
+        },
+        "cloudTranscriptionFailed": {
+          "title": "Error de transcripción en la nube",
+          "description": "La solicitud de transcripción en la nube falló"
         }
       }
     }

apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ja.json

@@ -326,6 +326,10 @@
         "localTranscriptionFailed": {
           "title": "ローカル文字起こしに失敗しました",
           "description": "Whisperの音声処理に失敗しました"
+        },
+        "cloudTranscriptionFailed": {
+          "title": "クラウド文字起こしに失敗しました",
+          "description": "クラウド文字起こしリクエストが失敗しました"
         }
       }
     }

apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-TW.json

@@ -326,6 +326,10 @@
         "localTranscriptionFailed": {
           "title": "本機轉錄失敗",
           "description": "Whisper 音訊處理失敗"
+        },
+        "cloudTranscriptionFailed": {
+          "title": "雲端轉寫失敗",
+          "description": "雲端轉寫請求失敗"
         }
       }
     }