OpenVINO

by Intel

Intel's CPU/iGPU/NPU inference toolkit — Whisper-tuned.

TL;DR

Intel's CPU/iGPU/NPU inference toolkit — Whisper-tuned.

Best for whisper inference on Intel CPUs, Arc GPUs, and Core Ultra NPUs. Pricing: free.

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

What it is

Intel's open inference toolkit. Apache-2.0.

Best for: Whisper inference on Intel CPUs, Arc GPUs, and Core Ultra NPUs.
Watch out for: Best gains on Intel hardware; conversion pipeline non-trivial.

Install / use

pip install openvino

Features

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

OpenVINO vs Whipscribe

FeatureOpenVINOWhipscribe
CategoryOpen sourceTranscription APIs
Pricingfreefree beta
Speaker diarizationNoYes
Word timestampsYesYes
StreamingNoNo
Languages9999
PlatformsLinux, macOS, WindowsWeb, API, MCP

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