Fluent Speech Commands
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30h spoken-language-understanding corpus — intent classification benchmark.
Best for spoken language understanding (SLU) — action / object / location triplet classification. Pricing: research-only.
What it is
Fluent Speech Commands is a 30h SLU corpus for smart-home voice commands. Each utterance has an action/object/location intent triplet. License: research-only.
Watch out for: Custom Fluent.ai non-commercial license · 23k utterances · 97 speakers · 31 intent classes. Cite: Lugosch et al., Interspeech 2019.
Install / use
Go to Fluent Speech Commands zenodo.orgWhat people actually do with Fluent Speech Commands-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 | 1 |
| HIPAA eligible | No |
Fluent Speech Commands vs Whipscribe
| Feature | Fluent Speech Commands | Whipscribe |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Open source | Transcription APIs |
| Pricing | research-only | $6–$24 one-time packs (credits never expire) · first 20 minutes free |
| Speaker identification | No | Named in the summary, key quotes and chapters |
| Word timestamps | No | Yes |
| Streaming | No | No |
| Languages | 1 | 99 |
| Platforms | Zenodo | Web, API, MCP |
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Frequently asked about Fluent Speech Commands
Does Fluent Speech Commands work on Mac, Windows and Linux?
Fluent Speech Commands runs on Zenodo. It is not listed for other platforms; check the vendor for anything beyond Zenodo.
How do I install Fluent Speech Commands?
Download the installer for your platform from https://zenodo.org/record/5630317 # registration. No terminal needed.
How many languages does Fluent Speech Commands support?
Fluent Speech Commands lists 1 languages.
Does Fluent Speech Commands identify different speakers?
No. Fluent Speech Commands 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 Fluent Speech Commands give word-level timestamps?
No — Fluent Speech Commands produces segment or sentence timing only, so subtitle cues can land mid-word.
Can Fluent Speech Commands transcribe live audio?
No — Fluent Speech Commands works on finished files, not a live stream.
Is Fluent Speech Commands HIPAA compliant?
Fluent Speech Commands 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 Fluent Speech Commands?
Custom Fluent.ai non-commercial license · 23k utterances · 97 speakers · 31 intent classes. Cite: Lugosch et al., Interspeech 2019.
Who is Fluent Speech Commands best for?
Spoken language understanding (SLU) — action / object / location triplet classification.
Does Fluent Speech Commands run offline?
Fluent Speech Commands runs on your own machine — it is open source, so nothing leaves the computer unless you configure it to.
Can I use Fluent Speech Commands in the browser?
No — Fluent Speech Commands is a Zenodo application, not a web app. You install it rather than sign in to it.
Who makes Fluent Speech Commands?
Fluent Speech Commands is made by Fluent.ai.
What kind of tool is Fluent Speech Commands?
In this directory Fluent Speech Commands is filed under dataset as a open-source tool.
What are the alternatives to Fluent Speech Commands?
There is a side-by-side page at /tools/fluent-speech-commands-alternatives comparing Fluent Speech Commands with the closest tools in the same category on price, platform and features.
Can I automate Fluent Speech Commands-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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