conformer (sooftware)

by sooftware

Reference PyTorch implementation of the Conformer architecture.

TL;DR

Reference PyTorch implementation of the Conformer architecture.

Best for teaching / understanding the Conformer block. Pricing: free.

Category
Open source
License
—
Stars
—
Last push
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Pricing
free
Platforms
Linux, macOS, Windows

What it is

A clean PyTorch port of the Google Conformer paper. MIT.

Best for: Teaching / understanding the Conformer block.
Watch out for: No production-grade pipeline.

Install / use

pip install conformer

Features

Speaker diarizationNo
Word-level timestampsYes
Streaming / real-timeNo
Languages supported20
HIPAA eligibleNo

conformer (sooftware) vs Whipscribe

Featureconformer (sooftware)Whipscribe
CategoryOpen sourceTranscription APIs
Pricingfreefree beta
Speaker diarizationNoYes
Word timestampsYesYes
StreamingNoNo
Languages2099
PlatformsLinux, macOS, WindowsWeb, API, MCP

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