NVIDIA Riva Python Clients
by NVIDIA
Open clients for Riva — NVIDIA's commercial ASR/TTS server.
TL;DR
Open clients for Riva — NVIDIA's commercial ASR/TTS server.
Best for building apps against a self-hosted Riva server (Citrinet / Parakeet). Pricing: free.
Category
Open source
License
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Stars
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Last push
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Pricing
free
Platforms
Linux, macOS, Windows
What it is
Python + CLI clients for Riva ASR/NLP/TTS gRPC endpoints. MIT.
Best for: Building apps against a self-hosted Riva server (Citrinet / Parakeet).
Watch out for: Server is NVIDIA-licensed; clients are MIT.
Watch out for: Server is NVIDIA-licensed; clients are MIT.
Install / use
pip install nvidia-riva-client
Features
| Speaker diarization | Yes |
| Word-level timestamps | Yes |
| Streaming / real-time | Yes |
| Languages supported | 20 |
| HIPAA eligible | No |
NVIDIA Riva Python Clients vs Whipscribe
| Feature | NVIDIA Riva Python Clients | Whipscribe |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Open source | Transcription APIs |
| Pricing | free | free beta |
| Speaker diarization | Yes | Yes |
| Word timestamps | Yes | Yes |
| Streaming | Yes | No |
| Languages | 20 | 99 |
| Platforms | Linux, macOS, Windows | Web, API, MCP |
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