Home Assistant Assist
by Nabu Casa
Home Assistant's first-party voice surface — Rhasspy's successor, integrated into HA core.
TL;DR
Home Assistant's first-party voice surface — Rhasspy's successor, integrated into HA core.
Best for anyone running Home Assistant who wants voice control without renting an Echo from Amazon. Pricing: free · Nabu Casa cloud $6.50/mo optional.
Category
Open source
License
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Stars
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Last push
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Pricing
free · Nabu Casa cloud $6.50/mo optional
Platforms
Linux, Docker, Hardware
What it is
Assist is Home Assistant's native voice pipeline. It chains an STT engine (Whisper-cpp default), an intent matcher, and a TTS engine. The Home Assistant Voice Preview Edition hardware is the reference satellite.
Best for: Anyone running Home Assistant who wants voice control without renting an Echo from Amazon.
Watch out for: Best paired with a dedicated voice satellite (HA Voice PE, M5Stack Atom Echo); on-board mics are often inadequate.
Watch out for: Best paired with a dedicated voice satellite (HA Voice PE, M5Stack Atom Echo); on-board mics are often inadequate.
Install / use
home-assistant.io/voice — built into Home Assistant 2023.5+Features
| Speaker diarization | No |
| Word-level timestamps | No |
| Streaming / real-time | Yes |
| Languages supported | 50 |
| HIPAA eligible | No |
Home Assistant Assist vs Whipscribe
| Feature | Home Assistant Assist | Whipscribe |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Open source | Transcription APIs |
| Pricing | free · Nabu Casa cloud $6.50/mo optional | free beta |
| Speaker diarization | — | Yes |
| Word timestamps | — | Yes |
| Streaming | Yes | No |
| Languages | 50 | 99 |
| Platforms | Linux, Docker, Hardware | Web, API, MCP |
Alternatives to Home Assistant Assist
Whipscribe is a managed faster-whisper + whisperX 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.