Snips (legacy)
by Sonos (Snips acquisition)
Acquired-by-Sonos on-device assistant platform — now lives inside Sonos Voice Control.
TL;DR
Acquired-by-Sonos on-device assistant platform — now lives inside Sonos Voice Control.
Best for historical reference — Snips was the privacy-first on-device assistant before Sonos absorbed it. Pricing: Discontinued.
Category
Products
License
—
Stars
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Last push
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Pricing
Discontinued
Platforms
Hardware
What it is
Snips raised on the promise of fully on-device voice. Sonos acquired the company in 2019 and used the tech to ship Sonos Voice Control in 2022. The open Snips platform is gone.
Best for: Historical reference — Snips was the privacy-first on-device assistant before Sonos absorbed it.
Watch out for: Public Snips platform shut down January 2020; tech now ships only in Sonos products.
Watch out for: Public Snips platform shut down January 2020; tech now ships only in Sonos products.
Install / use
Discontinued — see Sonos Voice ControlFeatures
| Speaker diarization | No |
| Word-level timestamps | No |
| Streaming / real-time | Yes |
| Languages supported | 6 |
| HIPAA eligible | No |
Snips (legacy) vs Whipscribe
| Feature | Snips (legacy) | Whipscribe |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Products | Transcription APIs |
| Pricing | Discontinued | free beta |
| Speaker diarization | — | Yes |
| Word timestamps | — | Yes |
| Streaming | Yes | No |
| Languages | 6 | 99 |
| Platforms | Hardware | Web, API, MCP |
Alternatives to Snips (legacy)
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