CHiME-6
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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.
Real-world dinner-party recordings — far-field ASR + diarization in noise.
Best for far-field, overlapping-speech ASR + diarization under realistic noise. Pricing: research-only.
What it is
CHiME-6 records 4-person dinner parties with distant microphone arrays — the canonical real-world noisy-far-field meeting benchmark. Successor: CHiME-7/8 DASR. Research-only license.
Watch out for: Custom CHiME license · research-only · ~50h of 4-speaker home recordings · Track-1 (oracle diarization) vs Track-2 (unknown diarization). Cite: Watanabe et al., CHiME 2020.
Install / use
Go to CHiME-6 chimechallenge.github.ioWhat people actually do with CHiME-6-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 | Yes |
| Word-level timestamps | No |
| Streaming / real-time | No |
| Languages supported | 1 |
| HIPAA eligible | No |
CHiME-6 vs Whipscribe
| Feature | CHiME-6 | Whipscribe |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Open source | Transcription APIs |
| Pricing | research-only | $6–$24 one-time packs (credits never expire) · first 20 minutes free |
| Speaker identification | Yes | Named in the summary, key quotes and chapters |
| Word timestamps | No | Yes |
| Streaming | No | No |
| Languages | 1 | 99 |
| Platforms | Web | Web, API, MCP |
Alternatives to CHiME-6
Frequently asked about CHiME-6
Does CHiME-6 work on Mac, Windows and Linux?
CHiME-6 runs in the browser, so it works on any desktop OS with a modern browser, and on phones and tablets.
How do I install CHiME-6?
Download the installer for your platform from https://chimechallenge.github.io/chime6/ # registration. No terminal needed.
How many languages does CHiME-6 support?
CHiME-6 lists 1 languages.
Does CHiME-6 identify different speakers?
Yes — CHiME-6 has speaker diarization, so a two-person interview comes back with each speaker labelled.
Does CHiME-6 give word-level timestamps?
No — CHiME-6 produces segment or sentence timing only, so subtitle cues can land mid-word.
Can CHiME-6 transcribe live audio?
No — CHiME-6 works on finished files, not a live stream.
Is CHiME-6 HIPAA compliant?
CHiME-6 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 CHiME-6?
Custom CHiME license · research-only · ~50h of 4-speaker home recordings · Track-1 (oracle diarization) vs Track-2 (unknown diarization). Cite: Watanabe et al., CHiME 2020.
Who is CHiME-6 best for?
Far-field, overlapping-speech ASR + diarization under realistic noise.
Does CHiME-6 run offline?
CHiME-6 runs on your own machine — it is open source, so nothing leaves the computer unless you configure it to.
Is there a CHiME-6 desktop app?
No — CHiME-6 is browser-only. There is nothing to install and nothing runs on your machine.
Where is the CHiME-6 source code?
On GitHub at github.com/chimechallenge/chime6_baseline. It is maintained by CHiME Challenge organizers.
What kind of tool is CHiME-6?
In this directory CHiME-6 is filed under dataset, benchmark as a open-source tool.
What are the alternatives to CHiME-6?
There is a side-by-side page at /tools/chime6-alternatives comparing CHiME-6 with the closest tools in the same category on price, platform and features.
Can I automate CHiME-6-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.
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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