TensorFlow

by Google

The framework underlying TensorFlowASR + many older recipes.

TL;DR

The framework underlying TensorFlowASR + many older recipes.

Best for running TF-Lite ASR models on Android. Pricing: free.

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

What it is

Google's mainline TensorFlow repo. Apache-2.0.

Best for: Running TF-Lite ASR models on Android.
Watch out for: PyTorch is the de-facto research framework today.

Install / use

pip install tensorflow

Features

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

TensorFlow vs Whipscribe

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

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