EnCodec (capitalized mirror)

Name: EnCodec (capitalized mirror)
Author: Meta AI

by Meta AI

Mirror of facebookresearch/encodec.

TL;DR

Mirror of facebookresearch/encodec.

Best for tracking the EnCodec releases. Pricing: free.

What it is

EnCodec mirror. MIT.

Best for: Tracking the EnCodec releases.
Watch out for: See facebookresearch/encodec for primary repo.

Install / use

pip install encodec

Features

Speaker diarization	No
Word-level timestamps	Yes
Streaming / real-time	No
Languages supported	1
HIPAA eligible	No

EnCodec (capitalized mirror) vs Whipscribe

Feature	EnCodec (capitalized mirror)	Whipscribe
Category	Open source	Transcription APIs
Pricing	free	free beta
Speaker diarization	No	Yes
Word timestamps	Yes	Yes
Streaming	No	No
Languages	1	99
Platforms	Linux	Web, API, MCP

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