5ire Voice
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The first 20 minutes of any recording are transcribed free: a recording up to 20 minutes transcribes in full, a longer one is previewed, and a pack from $6 (500 minutes) transcribes the rest and opens every export, and credits never expire.
Open-source desktop client routing voice to LLM voice agents.
Best for power users running local LLM + voice on desktop. Pricing: free.
What it is
5ire is a cross-platform open-source MCP-aware desktop client that supports voice interaction with multiple LLM backends. It functions as a desktop voice-agent shell where the user talks, the assistant answers, and MCP tools wire into local capabilities. Useful as a reference implementation rather than a hosted product.
Watch out for: Hobby-grade; not for production voice infrastructure.
What people actually do with 5ire Voice-style transcription
The tool is the means. These are the jobs — each one priced at published rates, each one wired up on its own page.
Features
| Speaker diarization | No |
| Word-level timestamps | No |
| Streaming / real-time | No |
| Languages supported | None |
| HIPAA eligible | No |
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5ire Voice vs Whipscribe
| Feature | 5ire Voice | Whipscribe |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Open source | Transcription APIs |
| Pricing | free | $6–$24 one-time packs (credits never expire) · first 20 minutes free |
| Speaker identification | — | Named in the summary, key quotes and chapters |
| Word timestamps | — | Yes |
| Streaming | — | No |
| Languages | — | 99 |
| Platforms | macOS, Windows, Linux | Web, API, MCP |
Alternatives to 5ire Voice
Frequently asked about 5ire Voice
Is 5ire Voice free?
Yes. 5ire Voice is free and open source.
Does 5ire Voice work on Mac, Windows and Linux?
5ire Voice runs on macOS, Windows and Linux.
Does 5ire Voice identify different speakers?
No. 5ire Voice does not label speakers; a conversation comes back as one continuous text. If you need speaker labels, that is a separate tool or a different service.
Does 5ire Voice give word-level timestamps?
No — 5ire Voice produces segment or sentence timing only, so subtitle cues can land mid-word.
Can 5ire Voice transcribe live audio?
No — 5ire Voice works on finished files, not a live stream.
Is 5ire Voice HIPAA compliant?
5ire Voice does not claim HIPAA compliance. For PHI, run it on infrastructure you control or choose a service that will sign a BAA.
What are the limitations of 5ire Voice?
Hobby-grade; not for production voice infrastructure.
Who is 5ire Voice best for?
Power users running local LLM + voice on desktop.
Does 5ire Voice run offline?
5ire Voice runs on your own machine — it is open source, so nothing leaves the computer unless you configure it to.
Can I use 5ire Voice in the browser?
No — 5ire Voice is a macOS, Windows and Linux application, not a web app. You install it rather than sign in to it.
Where is the 5ire Voice source code?
On GitHub at github.com/nanbingxyz/5ire.
What kind of tool is 5ire Voice?
In this directory 5ire Voice is filed under voice agent, developer framework as a open-source tool.
What are the alternatives to 5ire Voice?
There is a side-by-side page at /tools/5ire-voice-alternatives comparing 5ire Voice with the closest tools in the same category on price, platform and features.
Can I automate 5ire Voice-style transcription without running it myself?
Yes. If what you want is transcripts rather than the tool itself, Whipscribe does the same job as a hosted API: submit a file or URL, poll a job id, pull the result as txt, json, srt, vtt or docx. $0.012 a minute — about $0.72 an audio hour — bought as credits that never expire. The automation recipes on this site show it wired to Drive folders, Zoom recordings, S3 buckets and no-code platforms.
How is Whipscribe different from 5ire Voice?
5ire Voice is something you run; Whipscribe is something you call. Recordings are transcribed on our own servers and never used for training, and every job returns five formats plus an AI summary, quotes and topics. The first 20 minutes of any recording are transcribed free, and a pack from $6 (500 minutes) transcribes the rest and opens every export.
Whipscribe is a hosted transcription service. If you want transcripts without running infrastructure, paste a URL or drop a file in the form below — you'll have a transcript in seconds.
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