SpeechColab Leaderboard
Don’t want to install SpeechColab Leaderboard? 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.
Open ASR leaderboard (LibriSpeech, GigaSpeech, AISHELL).
Best for benchmarking ASR submissions across standard corpora. Pricing: free.
What it is
A community ASR leaderboard project. Apache-2.0.
Watch out for: Activity has slowed.
Install / use
What people actually do with SpeechColab Leaderboard-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 | Yes |
| Streaming / real-time | No |
| Languages supported | 20 |
| HIPAA eligible | No |
Links
SpeechColab Leaderboard vs Whipscribe
| Feature | SpeechColab Leaderboard | 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 | Yes | Yes |
| Streaming | No | No |
| Languages | 20 | 99 |
| Platforms | Web, Linux | Web, API, MCP |
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Frequently asked about SpeechColab Leaderboard
Is SpeechColab Leaderboard free?
Yes. SpeechColab Leaderboard is free and open source.
Does SpeechColab Leaderboard work on Mac, Windows and Linux?
SpeechColab Leaderboard runs on Web and Linux. It is not listed for other platforms; check the vendor for anything beyond Web and Linux.
How do I install SpeechColab Leaderboard?
Clone and run it from source: `git clone https://github.com/SpeechColab/Leaderboard`. Expect to install its dependencies yourself — the README has the exact steps per OS.
How many languages does SpeechColab Leaderboard support?
SpeechColab Leaderboard lists 20 languages.
Does SpeechColab Leaderboard identify different speakers?
No. SpeechColab Leaderboard 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 SpeechColab Leaderboard give word-level timestamps?
Yes — SpeechColab Leaderboard produces timing per word, which is what subtitle cues and clip boundaries need.
Can SpeechColab Leaderboard transcribe live audio?
No — SpeechColab Leaderboard works on finished files, not a live stream.
Is SpeechColab Leaderboard HIPAA compliant?
SpeechColab Leaderboard 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 SpeechColab Leaderboard?
Activity has slowed.
Who is SpeechColab Leaderboard best for?
Benchmarking ASR submissions across standard corpora.
Does SpeechColab Leaderboard run offline?
SpeechColab Leaderboard runs on your own machine — it is open source, so nothing leaves the computer unless you configure it to.
Where is the SpeechColab Leaderboard source code?
On GitHub at github.com/SpeechColab/Leaderboard.
What kind of tool is SpeechColab Leaderboard?
In this directory SpeechColab Leaderboard is filed under benchmark, evaluation as a open-source tool.
What are the alternatives to SpeechColab Leaderboard?
There is a side-by-side page at /tools/speech-leaderboard-alternatives comparing SpeechColab Leaderboard with the closest tools in the same category on price, platform and features.
Can I automate SpeechColab Leaderboard-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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