Moshi
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The first 20 minutes of any recording are transcribed free: a recording up to 20 minutes transcribes in full, a longer one is previewed, and a pack from $6 (500 minutes) transcribes the rest and opens every export, and credits never expire.
Kyutai's open speech-to-speech foundation model and demo voice agent.
Best for researchers experimenting with full-duplex speech-to-speech agents. Pricing: free.
What it is
Moshi from Kyutai Labs is an open-weights full-duplex speech-to-speech foundation model: it listens, thinks, and speaks simultaneously rather than turn-taking. The released checkpoints and demo agent are useful for exploring how non-cascaded speech models change voice-AI latency budgets. Apache-2.0 licensed.
Watch out for: Research grade; English-led; not a hosted production API.
What people actually do with Moshi-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 | None |
| HIPAA eligible | No |
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Moshi vs Whipscribe
| Feature | Moshi | Whipscribe |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Open source | Transcription APIs |
| Pricing | free | $6–$24 one-time packs (credits never expire) · first 20 minutes free |
| Speaker identification | — | Named in the summary, key quotes and chapters |
| Word timestamps | — | Yes |
| Streaming | — | No |
| Languages | — | 99 |
| Platforms | Linux, macOS, Cloud | Web, API, MCP |
Alternatives to Moshi
Frequently asked about Moshi
Is Moshi free?
Yes. Moshi is free and open source.
Does Moshi work on Mac, Windows and Linux?
Moshi runs on Linux, macOS and Cloud.
Does Moshi identify different speakers?
No. Moshi 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 Moshi give word-level timestamps?
No — Moshi produces segment or sentence timing only, so subtitle cues can land mid-word.
Can Moshi transcribe live audio?
No — Moshi works on finished files, not a live stream.
Is Moshi HIPAA compliant?
Moshi 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 Moshi?
Research grade; English-led; not a hosted production API.
Who is Moshi best for?
Researchers experimenting with full-duplex speech-to-speech agents.
Does Moshi run offline?
Moshi runs on your own machine — it is open source, so nothing leaves the computer unless you configure it to.
Can I use Moshi in the browser?
No — Moshi is a Linux, macOS and Cloud application, not a web app. You install it rather than sign in to it.
Where is the Moshi source code?
On GitHub at github.com/kyutai-labs/moshi. It is maintained by Kyutai.
What kind of tool is Moshi?
In this directory Moshi is filed under voice agent, voice middleware as a open-source tool.
What are the alternatives to Moshi?
There is a side-by-side page at /tools/moshi-voice-alternatives comparing Moshi with the closest tools in the same category on price, platform and features.
Can I automate Moshi-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.
How is Whipscribe different from Moshi?
Moshi is something you run; Whipscribe is something you call. Recordings are transcribed on our own servers and never used for training, and every job returns five formats plus an AI summary, quotes and topics. The first 20 minutes of any recording are transcribed free, and a pack from $6 (500 minutes) transcribes the rest and opens every export.
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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