VoxCeleb 2
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1M utterances of celebrity speech — scaled-up speaker recognition corpus.
Best for large-scale speaker-verification training; cross-language coverage (61% non-English). Pricing: research-only.
What it is
VoxCeleb 2 expands VoxCeleb 1 to 6112 speakers and 1M+ utterances, with broader language coverage. Standard pretraining + verification corpus.
Watch out for: CC BY 4.0 (metadata) · 6112 celebrity speakers · YouTube TOS applies. Cite: Chung et al., Interspeech 2018.
Install / use
Go to VoxCeleb 2 www.robots.ox.ac.ukWhat people actually do with VoxCeleb 2-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 |
VoxCeleb 2 vs Whipscribe
| Feature | VoxCeleb 2 | Whipscribe |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Open source | Transcription APIs |
| Pricing | research-only | $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 | Web | Web, API, MCP |
Alternatives to VoxCeleb 2
Frequently asked about VoxCeleb 2
Does VoxCeleb 2 work on Mac, Windows and Linux?
VoxCeleb 2 runs in the browser, so it works on any desktop OS with a modern browser, and on phones and tablets.
How do I install VoxCeleb 2?
Download the installer for your platform from https://www.robots.ox.ac.uk/~vgg/data/voxceleb/vox2.html # registration. No terminal needed.
How many languages does VoxCeleb 2 support?
VoxCeleb 2 lists 1 languages.
Does VoxCeleb 2 identify different speakers?
No. VoxCeleb 2 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 VoxCeleb 2 give word-level timestamps?
No — VoxCeleb 2 produces segment or sentence timing only, so subtitle cues can land mid-word.
Can VoxCeleb 2 transcribe live audio?
No — VoxCeleb 2 works on finished files, not a live stream.
Is VoxCeleb 2 HIPAA compliant?
VoxCeleb 2 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 VoxCeleb 2?
CC BY 4.0 (metadata) · 6112 celebrity speakers · YouTube TOS applies. Cite: Chung et al., Interspeech 2018.
Who is VoxCeleb 2 best for?
Large-scale speaker-verification training; cross-language coverage (61% non-English).
Does VoxCeleb 2 run offline?
VoxCeleb 2 runs on your own machine — it is open source, so nothing leaves the computer unless you configure it to.
Is there a VoxCeleb 2 desktop app?
No — VoxCeleb 2 is browser-only. There is nothing to install and nothing runs on your machine.
Who makes VoxCeleb 2?
VoxCeleb 2 is made by Oxford VGG.
What kind of tool is VoxCeleb 2?
In this directory VoxCeleb 2 is filed under dataset as a open-source tool.
What are the alternatives to VoxCeleb 2?
There is a side-by-side page at /tools/voxceleb2-alternatives comparing VoxCeleb 2 with the closest tools in the same category on price, platform and features.
Can I automate VoxCeleb 2-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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