Whisper Alternatives

Whisper is described as 'General-purpose speech recognition model. It is trained on a large dataset of diverse audio and is also a multi-task model that can perform multilingual speech recognition as well as speech translation and language identification' and is a audio transcription tool in the audio & music category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Whisper for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Mac, Windows, iPhone and SaaS apps. The best Whisper alternative is Vibe Transcribe, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Whisper are Handy STT, Voxtral, FUTO Voice Input and Spokenly.

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  1. DeepGram icon
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    Power your apps with world-class speech-to-text and domain-specific language models (DSLMs). Effortlessly accurate. Blazing fast. Enterprise-ready scale. Unbeatable pricing. Everything developers need to build with confidence and ship faster.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  2. AudioPen icon
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    Transforms voice into neat, summarized text, eliminating fillers. Features advanced paid options like writing style customization, length control, and note export for enhanced journaling and content creation.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Google Chrome
     
  3. Good Tape icon
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    A free, secure, and easy automatic transcription service, that delivers astounding transcriptions in minutes. Made in Denmark for journalists and anyone else.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  4. AI Audio Kit icon
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    A straightforward macOS application that allows the user to use different Whisper services (OpenAI API, Runpod Faster Whisper) from your macOS desktop. You have the flexibility to use your own API key, ensuring that you only incur charges for the services you actively use.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  5. txtplay.ai icon
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    Txtplay.ai delivers AI-powered real-time captioning, transcription, and translation for TV and online streaming. It integrates with encoders like PixelPower and Evertz, plus OVPs such as Kaltura and Brightcove. Cloud, hybrid, or on-prem — accessible and multilingual.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  6. Echo STT icon
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    Echo is a private, offline speech-to-text app powered by Whisper. 100% local processing, cross-platform (macOS, Windows, Linux), free and open source, privacy and local first.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  7. Notah AI icon
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    AI executive assistant that records Google Meet, Zoom, Teams, Webex; transcribes and makes instant summaries: decisions, action items, minutes, smart titles. Search/tag, jump to quotes, export/share.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Google Chrome
     
  8. Speech to Note is a cutting-edge AI-driven tool that seamlessly converts your spoken words into a concise and informative summary.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  9. SenseVox icon
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    SenseVox is an open-source offline voice input app for Windows with a simple GUI, using the SenseVoice-Small model for efficient and accurate speech recognition.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10. Whisper Mate icon
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    Batch transcribe audio files or movie files into text with OpenAI's Whisper AI Model. With an embed subtitles editor to preview the transcription result segment by segment. All transcribe operation is processing in local machine. Keep your privacy safe.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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