WeSep

by wenet-e2e

Open speech-separation toolkit aligned with WeNet ASR.

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TL;DR

Best for front-end separation when multiple speakers overlap. Pricing: free.

Category
Open source
License
—
Stars
★ 303
Last push
2025-10-04
Pricing
free
Platforms
Linux

What it is

Speech separation recipes in PyTorch. Apache-2.0.

Best for: Front-end separation when multiple speakers overlap.
Watch out for: Research-quality; small model zoo.

Install / use

git clone https://github.com/wenet-e2e/wesep

Features

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

Links

GitHub repo ↗

WeSep vs Whipscribe

FeatureWeSepWhipscribe
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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