Const-me Whisper

by Const-me

Whisper running on Windows via DirectCompute / GPGPU.

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TL;DR

Best for windows desktops with consumer NVIDIA / AMD / Intel GPUs (no CUDA install). Pricing: free.

Category
Open source
License
MPL-2.0
Stars
★ 10.6k
Last push
2026-05-24
Pricing
free
Platforms
Windows

What it is

A C++ port of Whisper that runs the encoder + decoder on Direct3D 11 compute shaders. Works on any DX11 GPU on Windows, including iGPUs. MPL-2.0 / MIT-licensed.

Best for: Windows desktops with consumer NVIDIA / AMD / Intel GPUs (no CUDA install).
Watch out for: Windows-only; uses HLSL compute shaders; no Linux/macOS port.

Install / use

git clone https://github.com/Const-me/Whisper

Features

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

Links

GitHub repo ↗

Const-me Whisper vs Whipscribe

FeatureConst-me WhisperWhipscribe
CategoryOpen sourceTranscription APIs
Pricingfree$4–$24 one-time packs (credits never expire) · $2 single unlock · 60 min free on signup
Speaker diarizationNoYes
Word timestampsYesYes
StreamingNoNo
Languages9999
PlatformsWindowsWeb, API, MCP

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