llm.c

by Andrej Karpathy

Andrej Karpathy's bare-metal C training code — reference for compact ASR.

TL;DR

Andrej Karpathy's bare-metal C training code — reference for compact ASR.

Best for studying minimal training loops adaptable to small speech models. Pricing: free.

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

What it is

A from-scratch C training loop. MIT.

Best for: Studying minimal training loops adaptable to small speech models.
Watch out for: Not an ASR engine.

Install / use

git clone https://github.com/karpathy/llm.c

Features

Speaker diarizationNo
Word-level timestampsYes
Streaming / real-timeNo
Languages supported1
HIPAA eligibleNo

llm.c vs Whipscribe

Featurellm.cWhipscribe
CategoryOpen sourceTranscription APIs
Pricingfreefree beta
Speaker diarizationNoYes
Word timestampsYesYes
StreamingNoNo
Languages199
PlatformsLinux, macOSWeb, API, MCP

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