diff --git a/scripts/api.py b/scripts/api.py
index d45e938..677c5e0 100644
--- a/scripts/api.py
+++ b/scripts/api.py
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ WHISPER_PROMPT = (
 whisper_model = None
 if HAS_WHISPER:
     try:
-        whisper_model = WhisperModel("small", device="cpu", compute_type="int8", cpu_threads=4)
+        whisper_model = WhisperModel("large-v3", device="cpu", compute_type="int8", cpu_threads=8)
         print("Whisper model loaded")
     except Exception as e:
         print(f"Whisper not available: {e}")