faster-whisper (guillaumekln legacy)

by Guillaume Klein

Pre-SYSTRAN home of faster-whisper.

TL;DR

Pre-SYSTRAN home of faster-whisper.

Best for reference to the pre-SYSTRAN history of faster-whisper. Pricing: free.

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

What it is

The original author's repo, now redirecting to SYSTRAN. MIT.

Best for: Reference to the pre-SYSTRAN history of faster-whisper.
Watch out for: Use SYSTRAN/faster-whisper for current development.

Install / use

pip install faster-whisper

Features

Speaker diarizationNo
Word-level timestampsYes
Streaming / real-timeNo
Languages supported99
HIPAA eligibleNo

faster-whisper (guillaumekln legacy) vs Whipscribe

Featurefaster-whisper (guillaumekln legacy)Whipscribe
CategoryOpen sourceTranscription APIs
Pricingfreefree beta
Speaker diarizationNoYes
Word timestampsYesYes
StreamingNoNo
Languages9999
PlatformsLinux, macOS, WindowsWeb, API, MCP

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