Whisper WebGPU

by Xenova / Hugging Face

GPU-accelerated Whisper inference in the browser via WebGPU.

TL;DR

GPU-accelerated Whisper inference in the browser via WebGPU.

Best for real-time Whisper transcription in the browser with on-device GPU acceleration. Pricing: free.

Category
Products
License
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Stars
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Last push
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Pricing
free
Platforms
Web (Chrome/Edge with WebGPU)

What it is

A WebGPU build of Whisper running through Transformers.js. Significantly faster than the WebAssembly path and the closest in-browser experience to native inference.

Best for: Real-time Whisper transcription in the browser with on-device GPU acceleration.
Watch out for: Requires WebGPU-capable browser (Chrome 113+, Edge); model weights cached after first download.

Install / use

open https://huggingface.co/spaces/Xenova/whisper-webgpu

Features

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

Whisper WebGPU vs Whipscribe

FeatureWhisper WebGPUWhipscribe
CategoryProductsTranscription APIs
Pricingfreefree beta
Speaker diarizationNoYes
Word timestampsYesYes
StreamingNoNo
Languages9999
PlatformsWeb (Chrome/Edge with WebGPU)Web, API, MCP

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