Google seq2seq

by Google

Historical TF1 seq2seq — early Listen-Attend-Spell era.

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Upstream is archived. Google seq2seq’s repository has been set read-only by its owner, so there are no further releases, fixes, or security patches. The last commit landed 2020-10-15. It can still be cloned and run, and forks may be maintained elsewhere. See the repository.

TL;DR

Best for historical interest only. Pricing: free.

Category
Open source
License
Apache-2.0
Stars
★ 5.6k
Last push
2020-10-15
Pricing
free
Platforms
Linux

What it is

The original seq2seq repo. Apache-2.0.

Best for: Historical interest only.
Watch out for: Archived.

Install / use

git clone https://github.com/google/seq2seq

Features

Speaker diarizationNo
Word-level timestampsYes
Streaming / real-timeNo
Languages supported1
HIPAA eligibleNo

Links

GitHub repo ↗

Google seq2seq vs Whipscribe

FeatureGoogle seq2seqWhipscribe
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
Languages199
PlatformsLinuxWeb, API, MCP

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