SpeechBrain

by SpeechBrain consortium

PyTorch toolkit for ASR, speaker, diarization, enhancement.

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TL;DR

Best for researchers building end-to-end speech pipelines with PyTorch idioms. Pricing: free.

Category
Open source
License
Apache-2.0
Stars
★ 11.7k
Last push
2026-06-15
Pricing
free
Platforms
Linux, macOS, Windows

What it is

An all-in-one PyTorch speech toolkit with recipes for ASR, speaker ID, enhancement, and diarization. Apache-2.0.

Best for: Researchers building end-to-end speech pipelines with PyTorch idioms.
Watch out for: Inference performance lags CTranslate2-based stacks.

Install / use

pip install speechbrain

Features

Speaker diarizationYes
Word-level timestampsYes
Streaming / real-timeNo
Languages supported50
HIPAA eligibleNo

Links

GitHub repo ↗

SpeechBrain vs Whipscribe

FeatureSpeechBrainWhipscribe
CategoryOpen sourceTranscription APIs
Pricingfree$4–$24 one-time packs (credits never expire) · $2 single unlock · 60 min free on signup
Speaker diarizationYesYes
Word timestampsYesYes
StreamingNoNo
Languages5099
PlatformsLinux, macOS, WindowsWeb, API, MCP

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