HF Text Generation Inference (TGI)
by Hugging Face
Production inference server — runs audio-multimodal LLMs.
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Upstream is archived. HF Text Generation Inference (TGI)’s repository has been set read-only by its owner, so there are no further releases, fixes, or security patches. The last commit landed 2026-03-21. It can still be cloned and run, and forks may be maintained elsewhere. See the repository.
TL;DR
Best for self-hosting Qwen2-Audio / SeamlessM4T / Phi-Audio over HTTP. Pricing: free.
Category
Open source
License
Apache-2.0
Stars
★ 10.9k
Last push
2026-03-21
Pricing
free
Platforms
Linux, Docker
What it is
HF's production-grade inference server. HFOIL license — check before commercial deployment.
Best for: Self-hosting Qwen2-Audio / SeamlessM4T / Phi-Audio over HTTP.
Watch out for: ASR-specific paths newer than text-only ones.
Watch out for: ASR-specific paths newer than text-only ones.
Install / use
Features
| Speaker diarization | No |
| Word-level timestamps | Yes |
| Streaming / real-time | No |
| Languages supported | 99 |
| HIPAA eligible | No |
Links
HF Text Generation Inference (TGI) vs Whipscribe
| Feature | HF Text Generation Inference (TGI) | Whipscribe |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Open source | Transcription APIs |
| Pricing | free | $4–$24 one-time packs (credits never expire) · $2 single unlock · 60 min free on signup |
| Speaker diarization | No | Yes |
| Word timestamps | Yes | Yes |
| Streaming | No | No |
| Languages | 99 | 99 |
| Platforms | Linux, Docker | Web, API, MCP |
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