How can I simulate real-time streaming transcription using OpenAI API?

[Santoshchodipilli]

I'm working on a project where I want to convert speech to text in real-time using OpenAI's Whisper model. I see that Whisper's hosted API (whisper-1) currently only supports batch mode — sending a full audio file and receiving the full transcript.

I'm trying to achieve a streaming-like transcription experience, where I can start receiving partial transcriptions as audio is still being recorded or uploaded.

Is there a way to simulate streaming transcription using Whisper?

I'm using Python.

I considered chunking the audio into small parts and sending them sequentially.

Is that the best approach, or is there a better method?

Also, is there any public roadmap or timeline for when the official OpenAI Whisper API might support real-time streaming transcription?

Thanks in advance!