Russian Open STT
Don’t want to install Russian Open STT? Drop the file here.
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.
20kh Russian ASR corpus — the largest open Russian-language speech dataset.
Upstream is archived. Russian Open STT’s repository has been set read-only by its owner, so there are no further releases, fixes, or security patches. The last commit landed 2022-03-11. It can still be cloned and run, and forks may be maintained elsewhere. See the repository.
Best for russian ASR training and evaluation at scale. Pricing: free.
What it is
Open STT (Silero) is a 20k-hour Russian ASR corpus assembled from YouTube + audiobooks + public speech + radio. License: CC BY-NC 4.0.
Watch out for: CC BY-NC 4.0 · NON-COMMERCIAL · multiple subsets (audiobooks, YouTube, public speech). Cite: Veysov, 2019.
Install / use
git clone https://github.com/snakers4/open_sttWhat people actually do with Russian Open STT-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 | 1 |
| HIPAA eligible | No |
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Russian Open STT vs Whipscribe
| Feature | Russian Open STT | Whipscribe |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Open source | Transcription APIs |
| Pricing | free | $6–$24 one-time packs (credits never expire) · first 20 minutes free |
| Speaker identification | No | Named in the summary, key quotes and chapters |
| Word timestamps | No | Yes |
| Streaming | No | No |
| Languages | 1 | 99 |
| Platforms | GitHub | Web, API, MCP |
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Frequently asked about Russian Open STT
Is Russian Open STT free?
Yes. Russian Open STT is free and open source.
Does Russian Open STT work on Mac, Windows and Linux?
Russian Open STT runs on GitHub. It is not listed for other platforms; check the vendor for anything beyond GitHub.
How many languages does Russian Open STT support?
Russian Open STT lists 1 languages.
Does Russian Open STT identify different speakers?
No. Russian Open STT 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 Russian Open STT give word-level timestamps?
No — Russian Open STT produces segment or sentence timing only, so subtitle cues can land mid-word.
Can Russian Open STT transcribe live audio?
No — Russian Open STT works on finished files, not a live stream.
Is Russian Open STT HIPAA compliant?
Russian Open STT 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 Russian Open STT?
CC BY-NC 4.0 · NON-COMMERCIAL · multiple subsets (audiobooks, YouTube, public speech). Cite: Veysov, 2019.
Who is Russian Open STT best for?
Russian ASR training and evaluation at scale.
Does Russian Open STT run offline?
Russian Open STT runs on your own machine — it is open source, so nothing leaves the computer unless you configure it to.
Can I use Russian Open STT in the browser?
No — Russian Open STT is a GitHub application, not a web app. You install it rather than sign in to it.
Where is the Russian Open STT source code?
On GitHub at github.com/snakers4/open_stt. It is maintained by Silero.
What kind of tool is Russian Open STT?
In this directory Russian Open STT is filed under dataset as a open-source tool.
What are the alternatives to Russian Open STT?
There is a side-by-side page at /tools/russian-open-stt-alternatives comparing Russian Open STT with the closest tools in the same category on price, platform and features.
Can I automate Russian Open STT-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.
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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