TensorFlow Lingvo

by Google

Google's research-grade TF framework — original Conformer code.

TL;DR

Google's research-grade TF framework — original Conformer code.

Best for reference recipes for Google's published ASR/MT papers. Pricing: free.

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

What it is

The TF research framework that produced Conformer. Apache-2.0.

Best for: Reference recipes for Google's published ASR/MT papers.
Watch out for: High-overhead build; less active than its heyday.

Install / use

git clone https://github.com/tensorflow/lingvo

Features

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

TensorFlow Lingvo vs Whipscribe

FeatureTensorFlow LingvoWhipscribe
CategoryOpen sourceTranscription APIs
Pricingfreefree beta
Speaker diarizationNoYes
Word timestampsYesYes
StreamingNoNo
Languages9999
PlatformsLinuxWeb, API, MCP

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